The Mikoyan-Gurevich, Mig-15, was
one of the show stoppers at this year’s Wings and Wheels Air
Show at Dunsfold Aerodrome. Built and designed by the Soviet
Union in the late 1940’s with it’s Maiden flight in December
of 1947. The Mig-15 was one of the first aircraft to use the
swept wing configuration in a jet, which allowed it to obtain
very high speeds of around 670mph. This aircraft was used
extensively in the Korean war and outclassed the prop aircraft
until the American F-86 Sabre came along. Nato gave the name
“Fagot” to the Mig-15.
Mig-15’s
were not only used in the Korean war, but also the conflict
with Taiwan where Russian pilots were used by the request of
Mao Zedong. In all, over 12,000 of these aircraft were built,
and under licence probably about 18,000, they were used by
several air forces. They are still in service with the Korean
Peoples Army Air Force as an advanced trainer aircraft. The
Mig-15 was superseded by the Mig-17 which came into production
in 1952.
Having
purchased the New Sigma 150-600mm DG HSM OS Contemporary lens
a couple of months ago, I decided to take it along for the
first time to Dunsfold Wings & Wheels, and was not
disappointed. I found that there were no soft spots at the
long end as there was on my old Sigma 120-400mm, no Chromatic
Aberration and I didn’t notice any Vignetting. This to me is a
wonderful lens and worth every penny. There are a couple of
niggles but not with it’s performance, I feel that the tripod
mount could have been a little longer and if you are holding
it aloft for a considerable time it feels a little heavy. |
