Polikarpov I-16 by Richardphotos
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The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear to have attained operational status and as such "introduced a new vogue in fighter design."The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II. The diminutive fighter, nicknamed "Ishak" ("donkey") by Soviet pilots, prominently featured in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Khalkhin Go and the Spanish Civil War—where it was called the Rata ("rat") by the Nationalists or Mosca ("fly") by the Republicans. The Finnish nickname for I-16 was Siipiorava ("Flying Squirrel"). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_I-16
air worthy and on display at Commemorative Air Force- Midland,TX
Comments (37)
bugatti
impressive plane ... would like to see some other pov
stnaper
To me it's hard to believe they got it off the ground! Nice shot here. Stan
dakotabluemoon
U can sure tell that's old nice shot of it.
lisalisette
Nice capture.. this plane sure looks old :)
jayfar
I never knew such a plane existed. Something new everyday!!
Faemike55
Very cool capture and information
Cyve
It's a fabulous plane... Fanatstic capture !
UteBigSmile
~ This lil flight object looks realy very nice ~
UVDan
Nice photo and I would love to see that little dude flying.
flavia49
excellent capture
Flint_Hawk Online Now!
It looks like it was built to fight!
ontar1
That is cool, thanks for the info, outstanding capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
magnus073
Nice work on this super cool capture, Richard.
eekdog Online Now!
cool shot of this vintage fighter.
drifterlee
Very cool old plane!
DennisReed
cool
VDH
Excellent shot!
emmecielle
Interesting shot! :)
Celart
Wow. I hear the engine. LOL. Fantastic capture
netsuke
I'd love to see her fly.
Tamarrion
Fantastic find! The Rata is one of my favourites, as is the US contemporary, the P-26 Peashooter. Leading edge technology, at the time!
Flash3030
Both the GeeBee racer & this I-16 look like cartoon airplane's brought to life. I'm not kidding look up Disney's Tail Spin & you'll see what I mean.
DRAKELOT
Xcellent image
sandra46
GREAT CAPTURE
jocko500
cool looking
HopeFadesEternal
Great shot! Really looks as though it has some strange proportions compared to most planes of that era.
zaigodou
Very nice!!!!!
netot
Cool airplane, fantastic capture!
starship64
Great shot! I can never get enough of looking at those old warbirds.
Windigo
The 'Rocko' of the air! Great history!!!