Polikarpov I-16 Fighter Aircraft

Polikarpov I-16

Designer:

Nikolai Polikarpov

Manufacturer:

Soviet State Industries

Role:

Fighter Aircraft

Year Adopted:

1937

Operational Status:

Russia - Obsolete
(7,005 produced between 1936-1941)

Spain and Nationalist Chinese - Obsolete

Variants:

I-16 Type 10	Most commonly produced version
I-16P	Armed with 2 x 20mm guns
I-16 Type 17	Added 12.7mm machine gun
I-16 Type 18	Used M-62 engine (920 hp)
I-16 Type 24	Used M-63 engine, new wing design
UTI-4	I-16 trainer variant

Armament:

I-16 (Type 10):

I-16P:

I-16 (Type 17):

2 x 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns in wings

2 x 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns in nose

2 x 20mm cannon

1 x 12.7 UBS machine gun

*all could be fitted with 6 x RS-82 rockets

Engine:

1 x M-25V, air cooled, 9-cylinder radial engine producing 775 hp

Crew:

1 (Pilot)

Wingspan:

9.0 meters

(29 feet, 6 inches)

Length:

6.07 meters

(19 feet, 11 inches)

Height:

2.56 meters

(8 feet, 5 inches)

Maximum Speed:

@ 3000 meters (9850 feet)


464 kilometers per hour	(288 miles per hour)

Take-Off Weight:

Loaded:

1,912 kg

(4,215 lbs)

Ceiling:

9,000 meters

(29,528 feet)

Range:

400 kilometers

(249 miles)