Polikarpov I-16 Fighter

 

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)

Other Users: Spain and Nationalist Chinese

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

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:

29 feet, 6 inches
(9.0 meters)

Length:

19 feet, 11 inches
(6.07 meters)

Height:

8 feet, 5 inches
(2.56 meters)

Maximum Speed:

288 miles per hour at 9850 feet altitude
(464 kilometers per hour at 3000 meters altitude)

Take-Off Weight:

4,215 lbs (loaded)
1,912 kg (loaded)

Ceiling:

29,500 feet
(9,000 meters)

Range:

249 miles
(400 kilometers)

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