We have been waiting for this
Over time, the 10 year old kit has developed some shortcomings, which caused us to think about a complete refurbishing into todays CARF standards. Increased prefabrication, design changes for turbine position, main fuselage hatch and landing gear mount make it overall a much better kit, representing CARF’s level of quality and perfection.
The all new CARF-Models MiG-15 has been significantly upgraded over the orginal version in the following areas:
- The old one-piece hatch has been replaced by a 3-part hatch, one of which gets permanently glued on. This increases strength and accessibility to the built in equipment.
- The canopy has been separated from the front part of the hatch, so that a cockpit installation gets easier and a sliding canopy becomes an option.
- The turbine has been moved forward by considerable 30 cm (12"). This gurantees that no balance lead is required to obtain the correct CG. Thus the plane becomes lighter and will be guaranteed below the 13.5 kg limit of the Jet World Masters regulation.
- The two long glass rods have been replaced by two carbon reinforced ring-formers. These hold the pre-installed sockets for the new, short carbon rods, making the wing less flexible at almost no weight gain.
- Due to the new turbine position the thrust tube is extended. For easy installation the large intake duct is split in two pieces. The front half is already installed in the fuselage, as well as the air intake lip, which is glued to the fuselage, leaving the builder no further work to do.
- The nose gear formers are factory-glued into the fuselage, using the readily installed intake duct as a strong support
- The tail, which is made in a very complex 4-piece mold, is installed, alligned and secured to the fin, leaving no additional work to the builder.
- The wings have received a reinforced gear mount structure
- The instruction manual is all new (and already completed on day one of the sales launch), reflecting all the new features of the kit
- The new CARF-made Kevlar fuel tank fits between the main formers and holds almost 3.5 l of fuel (to be purchased separately)
All other signature features of the CARF MiG-15 have been kept such as 100% scale outlines, the silver painted scale surface (russian style ;-), the flying characteristics, the low wing loading, the scale fidelity of its details and the scale landing gear. All in all a modern replica of a golden classic. The CARF MiG-15 is back!