Hello Guys, In 1975 Hungarian MiG-15's retired. In the near future one will fly again!

The Goldtimer Foundation & Jet Age Foundation are Hungarian companies, they operate and restore oldtimer-historical planes which served in the Hungarian Air Force.They had professional works called Lisunov Li-2 "Teve" cn18433209 HA-LIX(one of 2 flying Li-s over the World!).Flying Polikarpov Po-2 HA-PAO. Gerle-13 and other relics. Now they worked on L-29 Delfin and a MiG-21F-13(Czech AF 0220). They have other now nonrestored aircrafts-wreckages.

The history of our SB Lim-2:

They bought an old SB Lim-2 aircraft at Jasinka Airport from an old Polish fighter pilot. The aircraft built as a Lim-1 at 1954. May 11. for Polish AF, cn 1A-09002 Nr: 002. In 1957 they converted az SB Lim-1. After 1970 January 20. - 1970 June 17 rebuilt as SB Lim-2A with the back fuselage of MiG-15bis cn 1B-00611. Retired from the Polish AF 61.LPSZ at 1990. June 12. in Mierzecice. It send in Lodz-Lubinek Museum, after 4-Air Lines soon the Polish pilot. In 2006 the Jet Age Foundation and Goldtimer Foundation bought it. The Goldtimer stared an affiliated company called Jet Age Foundation. The Jet Age operate the Sas(Hungarian nickname of MiG-15's Sas=Eagle). The aircraft received markings of the Air Force of the Hungarian People's Army(1951-1990) - Nr: 031 with original silver camo. The real Hungarian MiG-15UTI Nr 031 cn 1A-06 031 built in 1953 and sold it to Bulgaria in 1976. Total flight hours till 1976. January 10.: 1162. Now she is under restoration at Tököl LHTL.

Look some photos about the aircraft type(photos about the 031 is down of the page):

Here are one MiG-15bis Nr 973(1977 false marking: the year when the airport received the plane, other side is 1952 when the airport built) from Hungary,Dunaujvaros LHDV:




Here is MiG-15UTI cn 3202 Nr 501 from Hungary, Solt

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Both planes are served in the Air Force of the Hungarian People's Army(1951-1990). 277 MiG-15 served in the air force from 1951 to 1975 September 11.

MiG-15bis and MiG-15UTI Specifications:

General characteristics

Crew: MiG-15bis=1 MiG-15UTI=2
Length: 10.11 m (33 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 10.08 m (33 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 20.6 m² (221.74 ft²)
Airfoil: TsAGI S-10 / TsAGI SR-3
Empty weight: 3,580 kg (7,900 lb)
Loaded weight: 4,960 kg (10,935 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6,105 kg (13,460 lb)
Fuel capacity: 1,400 L (364 US gal))
Powerplant: 1× Klimov VK-1 turbojet, 26.5 kN (5,950 lbf)
Performance

Maximum speed: 1,075 km/h (668 mph)
Cruise speed: 840 km/h (520 mph)
Range: 1,200 km, 1,975 km with external tanks (745 mi / 1,225 mi)
Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,850 ft)
Rate of climb: 50 m/s (9,840 ft/min)
Wing loading: 240.8 kg/m² (49.3 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.54
Armament


2x NR-23 23mm cannons in lower left fuselage(80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)
1x Nudelman N-37 37 mm cannon in lower right fuselage (40 rounds total)
2x 100 kg (220 lb) bombs, drop tanks, or unguided rockets on underwing hardpoints.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mig-15_schema.svg

HERE IS the Nr: 031 - Photo taken by Goldtimer & Jet Age Foundations technical crew at Jasinka Airport & Tököl LHTL.Down the page you can roll right, and see the photos right side or the full.





Links: Jet Age Foundation - http://www.jetage.hu/geprol.htm Site half finished yet.
Goldtimer Foundation - http://www.goldtimer.hu/
Site of SB Lim-2A Nr:031 - http://www.freeweb.hu/mig-15/ - In the Fényképek menu on the left you can see the periods of the restoration on photos under 22 page.

http://album.reality.hu/panos/mig15/hangar1/ - You can go aruond in the hangar in a virtual reality. Use the cursor. Use Shift and Ctrl to enlarge or reduce.


Thanks for everything!!!!

A lot of (flying)company, military-flying fanatics, collectors, soldiers, pilots helped restore the MiG-15 with money, aircraft parts, installation-servicing documents, equipments and lot of hard work.
Special thanks for the Hungarian Government, Hungarian Defence Forces, Hungarian Air Force soldiers for the lot of technical help-hard work-money and the MH 59. vitéz Szentgyorgyi Dezso AFB/Kecskemét LHKE.

Now the lists of the supports, sponsors:

4-air Airlines Ltd. www.4-air.com/index.php?file=start&��=en


Aerotechnika Zrt


Arnitel Radiotechnics Industrial and Commercial ZRT. www.arnitel.hu


Aeromagazin www.aeromagazin.hu - Military-Civil-Space Flight magazine


Aranysas www.aranysas.hu - Military Flying, Aircrafts and Pilots, Military Av.His. Magazine


Erdei-Nimbusz Kft. http://members.chello.hu/enimbusz/index.htm


Ministry of Defense - Hungarian Defence Forces - Defence Economics Main Class www.hm.gov.hu/miniszterium


Jet Stream 2004 Kft. www.jetstream.hu/


Jet Warbird Training Center www.jetwarbird.com/


Master Sky Kft www.tokolairport.hu


HDF Aircraft Repair Plant http://www.hm.gov.hu/honvedseg/mh_legijarmu_javitouzem


HDF Bakony Helicopter Regiment


Hungarian Defence Forces - Logistic Supply Centre - Flying Technological Material Store


Hungarian Aviation History Museum Public Foundation - Szolnok


MIG OKB - Russian Aircraft Corporation www.migavia.ru


MIG Masters - John Penney elnök, test pilot


National Transportation Authority - Air Transportation Management www.nkh.hu/repules/content/view/1/4/lang,hu/


HUNGARIAN MILITARY AVIATION MUSEUM - MH 86. ittebei Kiss Jozsef Helicopter Base/Szolnok LHSN http://www.repulomuzeum.hu/ENGLISH.htm


Tököl Airport Zrt


Zrínyi Mikós National Defence University - www.zmne.hu


Persons:

Bakos Károly

Czetö Gyula

Kaufmann János

Pincés János

Szilveszter László

Vázsonyi Miklós former MiG-15 pilot.

I would love to fly in it as well but im not gonna lie to you i would bea little sketched out riding in a 60s soviet built aircraft. Id have to put some faith in that egress system.

The age doesn't worry me so much. Many of the Hueys I have flown around in are Vietnam War veterans.

Now, other parts finished on the aircraft, photographer Goldtimer Foundation:

On 8th May, 2010. Started the first engine test with an aviation press brief at Tököl LHTL. The engine started well with a loud sound , after János Kulik, the chief engineer of the project said: ,, The aircraft's technological position is 99%, actually we are waiting for the Aeronautical Authority's aircraft aeronautical permission. Finally, seems like our aim come true, and expectedly we can take an active part in International Air Show and Military Display at the Air Base of Kecskemét."

Airshow: http://repulonap.hu/airshow/rovatok/hu/2010/



Photos about the engine test, JETFly.hu:







Welcome flight for the engine test & the MiG-15:

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Vasmadár :
Video about the engine test! What a great sound!

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What a beautiful sound it is.

One of my favourite, too. The aircraft is finished yet, but she still resting on the ground! There are some 'problem' with the type certificate, and more personal malice in the deeper background. This make longer the tests. When I will hear any news, I will post it.