Bear Studios MiG-15UTI Jet Trainer

Yuri’s flying machines in MSFS world!

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI (NATO reporting name: 'Midget') is a two-seat, dual-control MiG-15 jet trainer developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB.

The MiG-15UTI had its roots in the flight training system developed in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, in which a two-seat variant of a combat aircraft is used as the lead-in trainer before conversion to the single-seat version. It remained the sole Warsaw Pact advanced jet trainer well into the 1970s, because Mikoyan-Gurevich never mass-produced the transition training versions of the later MiG-17 'Fresco' or MiG-19 'Farmer'.

The MiG-15UTI had good flight characteristics; with the Klimov RD-45F engine it produces up to 5,000 pounds of thrust, enabling level speed at sea level to reach 1,050 km/h.

A noticeable change from the MiG-15 is tandem cabins with two-piece canopies. Some variants produced from the MiG-15bis fitted the Klimov VK-1A engine with thrust increased to 5,900 pounds for better performing manoeuvres, but the new engine has a higher fuel combustion rate and less internal fuel tank capacity, which reduces flight endurance and range.

Other modifications include hydro-booster aileron control to help the aircraft keep a high roll rate when manoeuvring. It also has modified avionics for communication and navigation, similar to the MiG-17 and MiG-19.

The MiG-15UTI had been operated by military aviation users in most Communist satellite nations when it finally retired during the 1990s. Some aircraft sold to civil aviation owners in a new role become part of the international 'Warbird' scene.

Now Bear Studios takes this flight legend aircraft into MSFS world!

Features

• Native Microsoft Flight Simulator model, animations and inactive elements behaviours.
• New texture support includes icing, frozen, glass and windshield visual effects from MSFS
• Supports Living Ground Service controlled by the aircraft’s operating requirements conditions
• 750MB include aircraft mod, documents and paint kit template files after installation
• Highly detailed exterior (aircraft) and interior (VC) models, with animations, light effects and sound effects. Mixture of stock sound package, basic engine SFX and other SFX files for functionality.
• 2048x2048 high detail textures for models. Historical skins represent famous aircraft under different colours. Blank paint kit included.
• Full interactive avionics and Real 3D gauge system, in-depth aircraft system and functional simulation. Selectable modern avionics include GPS GNS430 or retro 1960's Russian radio; manage frequency setting for communication and navigation.
• Full rear cabin operating for the instructor pilot seat. Selectable pilot figure for 1950s-style Russian or modern military pilot from MSFS stock assets.
• Selectable aircraft model elements for original MiG-15UTI and modified FT-2/CS-102/SB LIM-2 variants from MiG-15bis with different landing lights, wings, fuselage compounds on exterior aircraft models and different gauge equipment layouts in cabins.
• Flight dynamics based on data from the actual Russian MiG-15UTI flight manual. A custom 183-page manual for MSFS included.