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Polikarpov I-15 and I-16 fighters *

Name		I-15	I-15	I-15 bis	I-153	I-153	I-153BS	I-153	I-16 type 4	I-16 type 5	I-16 type 6	I-16 type 10	I-16 type 17	I-16 type 18	I-16 type 24	I-16 type 27	I-16 type 28	I-16 type 29
Year		1934	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1940	1935	1936	1937	1938	1938	1938	1939	1939	1939	1940
Made		404	270 + 231 *0	2408	69	2802	157 *1	409	464	2580 *5	109	934	341 +22 *4	1111		352		650
Engine		M-22	M-25	M-25V	M-25V	M-62	M-62	M-63	M-22	M-25	M-25A	M-25V	M-25V	M-62	M-63	M-62	M-63	M-63
Weight, kg	ready	1370	1416	1700	1763		1860	1902	1354	1500	1660	1720	1810	1830	1900	1808	1988	1940
	empty	960	1106	1300			1350	1452		1120	1260	1330	1425	1430	1475	1336	1403
Speed kmph	sea level	286	315	327	365		366	365	362	390	390	398	385	413	410		427	419
	at /m	350 3000	367 3000	379 3500	415 3000		444 4600	427 5100		445 2700	440 3000	448 3160	425 2700	463 4400	470 3000		463 2000	470 4800
	land	90	90		110	110	110	110	107	117		126	131	132	130,5	131	150	131
Climb min	1000 m		1,1		1,1		0,8		1,3
	3000 m	5,6	3,3		3,3		3,0		4,4	4,0		3,4	4,36	2,9	3,4			3,3
	5000 m	11	6,1	6,6	5,8		5,3	5,7	9,9	7,4	7	6,9	8,9	5,5	6	9	8	5,8
	7000 m				8,5		8,3
	9000 m			28	15,6		13,2
Ceiling, m		7520	9800	9100	10700		11000		10600	9200	9100	8400	8200	9400	9700		9950	9800
Range, km			750	770	740				680	540		525	417	485	440 *3	458		440
Turn, sec		8-8,5		11	12		13		14	15	15,5	16,5	18	17	17,5	18	19	17
Armament [ammoload]		2 PV-1 [1500]	4 PV-1 [3000] *2	4 PV-1 [2200+950]	4 ShKAS [2470]	4 ShKAS [2470]	2 BS [330]	4 ShKAS [2470]	2 PV-1 [1800]	2 ShKAS [1800]	2 ShKAS [1800] +1 PV (or 3 ShKAS)	4 ShKAS [1800+1300]	2 ShKAS [1300] +2 ShVAK [300]	4 ShKAS [1800+1300]	4 ShKAS [1800+1300]	2 ShKAS [1300] + 2 ShVAK [300]	2 ShKAS [1300] + 2 ShVAK [300]	2 ShKAS + 1 BS
Ordnance		2 PV-1	100kg of bombs	150kg of bombs	200kg of bombs	8 x RS-82 or bombs	200kg of bombs			2 x 100kg bombs		RS-82 or bombs		6 x RS-82 or 2 x 100kg bombs				6 x RS-82 or bombs
Name		I-15	I-15	I-15bis	I-153	I-153	I-153	I-153	I-16 type 4	I-16 type 5	I-16 type 6	I-16 type 10	I-16 type 17	I-16 type 18	I-16 type 24	I-16 type 27	I-16 type 28	I-16 type 29

* Trainers DIT-2 and UTI-4 weren't included, as well an experimental modifications. * 9450 of I-16 produced total. *0 231 of I-15 were built in Spain. *1 Including eight I-153P armed with 2 ShVAK cannons. *2 A little seria armed with 2 BS was produced. *3 700km with additional tanks. *4 22 I-16 type 12 powered by the M-25A built in 1937-38. *5 6 I-16 armed with the pair of the SN or 12,7 ShVAK built in 1939.

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Engines

Name		M-22	M-25	M-25A	M-25V	M-25E	M-62	M-63
Power hp	nominal @ alt, m	480 @ 1500	700 @ 1950	730 @ 2400	750 @ 2900	?	870 @ 1150 820 @ 4200	900 @ 4500
	nominal at sealevel	480	635	650	700	?	830	930
	take off	570	700	715	775	?	1000	1100

Weapons

Name	PV-1	ShKAS	ultra-ShKAS	SN	BS	UB	ShVAK		RS-82
type	MG	MG	MG	MG	MG	MG	cannon		rocket
Caliber, mm	7,62	7,62	7,62	7,62	12,7	12,7	20		82
ROF, shot per min; not-sync. syncron.	780	1800 1650	2500	3000		1000 800	800 750		-

Russian warplane I-16 armed with RS-82 rockets

Guardian plane I-16

Fighter I-16 type 24, 4GIAP Baltic fleet of USSR


Soviet pursuit monoplane I-16 type 17


Soviet warplane I-16 type 28


Sowjetische Kampfflugzeug I.16

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