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Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series
HA2404
MIG-15bisR, Fighter Bomber Reg. "Ostravsky"
Czech Air Force 1954

True 1/72 scale.

Professionally painted.
Great attention to detail.
All markings are Tampoed (pad applied).
Option to display the model on a stand that is provided.
Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions.
Loads of optional armament provided.
Canopy can be displayed open or closed.
Pilot figure included.
Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.
Highly collectable.

THESE ARE
PRE-PRODUCTION PICTURES
NOT THE FINISHED MODEL

The USSR had successfully copied the Rolls-Royce Nene engine and used it in the MiG-
15 then set out to make improvements. Klimov developed the VK-1 engine that used
larger components such as the combustion chamber the turbine blades and tail pipe. All
this had to be accomplished so the new engine would fit into the same space that the
Nene used. The MiG-15bis (NATO code name – Fagot B) (bis - second) had a
reconnaissance version labeled the MiG-15bisR. On this variant one of the 23 millimeter
cannons was replaced with a single vertically-mounted camera and normally carried 600
liter long-range fuel tanks. The MiG-15bis used a more powerful engine and
hydraulically boosted ailerons. There were a total of 364 MiG-15bisR built. The MiG-
15bis was the main variant built.

The Letectvo CSLA (Czech Air Force) re-designated the imported MiG-15bis the S-103
(S = Stihac = Fighter). In 1954 the Czech company Aero Vodochody located just outside
of Prague started to manufacture these aircraft and they were referred to as the Aero S-
103 and S-103R. The MiG-15 was added to the Czech Air Force starting in 1951 with
the last retiring from active service in 1983. The 30th Attack Regiment called “Ostravsky”
was so named in honor of the Czechoslovak ground-attack regiment that flew under the
command of the Soviet’s during the liberation of the city of Ostrava in the northern region
known as Moravia.

Specifications (MiG-15bis)

Country of origin - USSR
Manufacturer - Mikoyan-Gurevich
Role – fighter/interceptor
Crew – 1 X pilot

Performance
Engine - 1 X 5,952 pound thrust Klimov VK-1 turbojet
Maximum Speed at Sea Level - 668mph   (1,075km/hr)
Ceiling - 50,855ft.   (15.5km)
Range - 1,156miles   (1860km)

Weight
Empty - 8,115lbs.   (3,681kg)
Max Takeoff - 13,327lbs.   (6,045kg)

Dimensions
Wing Span – 33ft. 0.75in.   (10,08m)
Length – 35ft. 7.5in.   (10,86m)
Height – 12ft. 1.75in.   (3,70m)

Armament
1 X 37-mm N-37 cannon
2 X 23-mm NS-23 or NR-23 cannon
Up to 1,100 pounds of mixed stores on under-wing hard-points

Ostrava coat of
arms and the
30th Fighter
Bomber Regiment
insignia

Czech AF
roundel
adopted in 1926

Hobby Master was awarded Product of the Year 2009/10 at the Prague Model-Hobby
Exhibition held October 1 - 4 2009 for their HA2404 1/72 MiG-15bisR . The gentleman
holding the model was the pilot of the real aircraft and he is quite impressed by the model.

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