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Length[edit]

This page is ridiculously long. Ridiculously. 2607:FEA8:3240:6BD0:C068:4F7F:82CB:817B (talk) 00:21, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps the article could be split to reduce its length. The "Operational history" section could probably be split into Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 operational history. - ZLEA _T\^C 03:54, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's not all that long at just under 100,000 bytes, the recommended length for Wikipedia articles. I'd wait until it's least 120,000 bytes before splitting anything. That's not to say that it shouldn't be trimmed of any superfluous fluff. I'd also remove the unsourced immediately information outright, starting with the mostly unsourced "Surviving aircraft" section. BilCat (talk) 04:06, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Mig variants[edit]

Im looking at the MiG 15 varients and i am curious about the varient listed as Mig 15U. I have been looking for this vehicle and cant even find anything proving its existence. Im simply curious about this aircraft and would like to learn about the weapon swiveling device or (Ustanovka) as listed. If i could talk to the writer of this wiki or perhaps someone who knows about this vehicle that would be great. Gamuru10 (talk) 20:54, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gamuru10 I recently reworked the Variants section of this article using various sources I found at my university's library. The info on the MiG-15U came from the book MiG-15 in action by Hans-Heiri Stapfer. I do not know how to contact Stapfer, but there is an article on him in the German Wikipedia at de:Hans-Heiri Stapfer. - ZLEA _T\^C 21:16, 23 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help, have a good day. Gamuru10 (talk) 01:06, 24 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]