General Information

Oldies are Goldies. The CARF MiG-15 is a museum scale model jet. The authentic outline and detailed surface structure and finish make the plane unreachable. Due to its impressive size the CARF MiG-15’s flying characteristics are unreachable. We don’t believe that there is any other “Golden Age” jet on the market, which has this kind of scale appearance in the air. The best thing is that this plane can be flown with any 22 lb (100 N) thrust turbine and you will not feel the need for more. Still, you will fly half throttle most of the time.

The greatest example of Golden Age jet aviation history.

Over time, the 10-year-old kit has developed some shortcomings, which caused us to think about a complete refurbishing into today’s CARF standards. Increased prefabrication, design changes for turbine position, main fuselage hatch and landing gear mount make it overall a much better kit, representing CARF’s level of quality and perfection.

ARF KIT Features

The CARF-Models MiG-15 has been significantly upgraded over the orginal version in the following areas:

• The old one-piece hatch has been replaced by a 3-part hatch, one of which gets permanently glued on. This increases strength and accessibility to the built in equipment.
• The canopy has been separated from the front part of the hatch, so that a cockpit installation gets easier and a sliding canopy becomes an option.
• The turbine has been moved forward by considerable 30 cm (12"). This gurantees that no balance lead is required to obtain the correct CG. Thus the plane becomes lighter and will be guaranteed below the 13.5 kg limit of the Jet World Masters regulation.
• The two long glass rods have been replaced by two carbon reinforced ring-formers. These hold the pre-installed sockets for the new, short carbon rods, making the wing less flexible at almost no weight gain.
• Due to the new turbine position the thrust tube is extended. For easy installation the large intake duct is split in two pieces. The front half is already installed in the fuselage, as well as the air intake lip, which is glued to the fuselage, leaving the builder no further work to do. 
• The nose gear formers are factory-glued into the fuselage, using the readily installed intake duct as a strong support
• The tail, which is made in a very complex 4-piece mold, is installed, alligned and secured to the fin, leaving no additional work to the builder.
• The wings have received a reinforced gear mount structure
• The instruction manual is all new (and already completed on day one of the sales launch), reflecting all the new features of the kit
• The new CARF-made Kevlar fuel tank fits between the main formers and holds almost 3.5 l of fuel (to be purchased separately

Fuselage

The most modifications have been done to the fuselage. The new fuselage features a modified engine position and load carrying formers. The front part of the 2-part duct is already glued in, holding the nose gear formers readily in place. The 4 part hatch allows much more convenient access to the equipment inside. A sliding canopy is now also very easy to accomplish. The thrust tube is adjusted in length for the new engine position.

Wings

The wings are large, light and have well reinforced gear mounting boards installed in the right angle. Gear doors come as separate parts and the skin hinged flaps are pre-cut. The two long rods across the fuselage are gone, they‘re replaced by 4 short studs instead.

Stab

The removable one piece stab is made in a very complex mold and has the top part of the rudder fin molded, too. 2 mini servos will be built into the stab for elevator control, the top part of the rudder is fixed.
For flaps, speed brake doors and gear doors the kit includes scale accessory to make them look impressive.

For flaps, speed brake doors and gear doors the kit includes scale accessory to make them look impressive.

Engine Choice

A great thing is that this plane can be flown with 100 N thrust turbines and you will not feel the need for more. Still, you will fly half throttle most of the time. With a 120N engine it becomes a rocket ship. It's a perfect bed for one of those older engines sitting around, which are a bit larger and heaver for their thrust level and which you would not want to install in a modern performance jet.

Retract Landing Gear

The landing gear of the MIG-15 is a beautiful replica of the full size gear, recently upgraded to Electron ER-40 units. A MiG gear is never as simple a design as one would think, the required installation angles pose a huge challenge on a regular electron gear unit, which has been resolved by combining it with our very own scale struts. Regular electron wheels and brakes help the ground handling.

Accessories

For our MiG-15 Fagot, we offer a wide range of accessories. These include the electric retractable landing gear, fuel tanks, scale cockpit, lighting set, thrust tube, and an optional UAT. In addition, we offer high-quality MacGregor servos in combination with our very own CARF-Models servo arms – perfectly matched to the model and the demands of a high-performance scale jet.

Flying Characteristics

The CARF Models MiG-15 offers stable, clean tracking and flies very true to its full-scale counterpart. It handles smooth, large-scale aerobatics with ease, thanks to its swept wing and balanced design. The MiG requires rudder input, especially in turns and crosswind approaches, due to its large side area. Overall, it's a beautifully flying scale jet warbird that rewards precise, realistic flying and feels impressively solid in the air.