I-16 (Family)

Description

The Polikarpov I-16 is a Soviet single-engine single-seat fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear to attain operational status. It was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II.

Nicknames:

• ▂ - Ishak (Ишак, Donkey)
• ▂ - Mosca (Fly)
• ▀ - Ratta (Rat)

Aircraft

Rank I

• I-16 type 5
• ␗I-16 type 5
• I-16 type 10
• ␗I-16 type 10
• I-16 type 18
• I-16 type 24
• ␗I-16 Chung 28

Rank II

• I-16 type 27
• I-16 type 28

Rank III

• ␗I-16 type 17