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Lecture: MiG-15 — the Jet Debut
How the most-produced jet fighter came to be and what it taught its designers.
- Next date
- 8 October 2026
- Time
- 18:00
- Place
- Jet Era Hall
- Price
- Free
A lecture on the birth of the MiG-15: the licensing of the Nene engine, the choice of swept wing and the lessons of the first high-speed air combats. Details of the museum’s example are shown, including a first-generation ejection seat.



