PlaneFox tracks 1 Mikoyan MiG-15 / MiG-17 aircraft for sale and re-reads every one of them from the broker and dealer sites it watches, so the figures below move when the market moves. Every number on this page is measured from those live listings, not taken from a published price guide.
A Mikoyan MiG-15 / MiG-17 flies about 1,361 nm, roughly 2,521 km, which is about 2 h 58 min in still air at typical cruise.
The Mikoyan MiG-15 / MiG-17 family represents two closely related Soviet jet fighters that shaped early Cold War air combat. The MiG-15 first flew in 1947 and entered production in 1949, with large scale manufacture in the Soviet Union and under license abroad. The MiG-17 first flew in 1950 and entered service in the early 1950s as a refined successor with improved high speed handling and later afterburning variants. Both are single engine, swept wing military jets, originally built for interceptor and fighter duties. Their importance comes from combat service in Korea, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and numerous air forces, making them among the most historically significant first generation jet fighters available to civilian collectors.
Typical figures vary by variant and configuration. A MiG-15bis is powered by a Klimov VK-1 turbojet rated at about 5,950 lbf of thrust, with maximum speed around 580 knots, service ceiling above 50,000 feet and range commonly cited around 650 nautical miles with external fuel. The MiG-17F uses the VK-1F afterburning turbojet, giving maximum speed around 620 knots, a service ceiling around 54,000 feet and similar practical range depending on tanks and operating profile. These aircraft were designed for fast climb and high altitude interception rather than long endurance. Fuel burn, runway requirement and maintenance demands are substantial compared with civil jets of similar size.
Standard MiG-15 and MiG-17 fighters have a single seat cockpit with military ergonomics, limited comfort and a pressurized canopy environment suited to short missions. The MiG-15UTI is the common two seat trainer variant, often preferred for familiarization and passenger carrying within regulatory limits. Original avionics are Soviet analog instruments, radio equipment and gunsight systems. Civilian examples usually receive modern VHF communication, transponder, altitude encoder, ADS-B equipment where required and sometimes compact GPS navigation. Integrated suites such as Garmin Perspective or Garmin G1000 are not typical for these aircraft.
Prospective buyers should focus on provenance, demilitarization status, airworthiness category, logbook continuity, engine life documentation, ejection seat condition, hydraulic system integrity and corrosion in wing, fuselage and landing gear structures. Parts support varies widely by country and variant. Commonly encountered models include MiG-15bis, MiG-15UTI, MiG-17F and radar equipped MiG-17PF derivatives. Civil upgrades often include modern radios, transponders, battery changes, brake improvements and revised fuel or oil system components. On the used market, the Mikoyan MiG-15 / MiG-17 sits in the specialized warbird jet segment: historically important, relatively compact for a fighter, but demanding in pilot qualification, maintenance planning, insurance and operating cost.