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MiG-15

cnnews — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 21:58:52 +0000

The MiG-15 was an unpleasant surprise to the West when it appeared over Korea. It had serious shortcomings in handling, equipment and armament, but its performance was superior to that of any Western fighter. The configuration, with the high-set swept wing, high tailplane and nose intake may have been inspired by the German Ta-183 design; the engine was a copy of the Rolls-Royce Nene. ‘Midget’ was the trainer version. The MiG-15 is the most built jet fighter, with over 18000 produced.
Type: MiG-15bis
Function: fighter
Year: 1948 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2700kg Klimov VK-1
Wing Span: 10.08m Length: 10.86m Height: 3.70m Wing Area: 20.60m2
Empty Weight: 3681kg Max.Weight: 6045kg
Speed: 1075km/h Ceiling: 15500m Range: 1860km
Armament: 1*g37mm 2*g23mm 500kg

China Flight Test Establishment

cnnews — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:44:00 +0000

東航雲南分公司的航班，不正常折返

cnnews — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 22:43:17 +0000

國家民航局派出工作組，調查東航雲南分公司上月底，有十八班航機，不正常折返，造成旅客滯留機場的原因。負責的部門，已封存期間所有航班和天氣資料，以及相關飛行數據，以作調查。負責人強調，如果發現機師，故意延誤航班，將依法嚴肅處理。另一方面，中央台報導，四月一日再有三班東航雲南分公司的航班，不正常折返，包括一班由昆明飛往麗江的航班，東航已個別向乘客作出賠償。

新華網報道，上月三十一日參與返航的機師和東航開會後，獲發之前拖欠的補貼，機師已恢復執行飛行任務。東航就事件致歉，將向受影響的旅客，賠償機票價格。