Description
One of the first monoplane fighter aircraft with retractable landing gear was the I-16, developed in the N.N. Polikarpov Design Bureau.
The maiden flight was in December 30, 1934.
“Type 17” modification with 2 ShVAK cannons and 2 ShKAS MG armament and M-25 engine was in production in 1937-1939. It were produced 341 I-16 type 17.
Those fighters took part in Khalkhin Gol conflict and Soviet-Finnish war.
In the summer of 1941 I-16 fighters were the basis of Soviet Fighter Aviation. They participated in air battles in all sectors of the Soviet-German Front.
Kit Features:
- SCALE : 1:32
- TIME PERIOD : WW2
- MARKINGS : I-16 type 17, 22nd Fighter Regiment, July 1939. I-16 type 17, 5th Baltic Fleet Fighter Regiment, Winter 1939-1940. I-16 type 17, 191st Fighter Regiment, 7th Fighter Corps of Leningrad Air Defence, Autumn 1941. I-16 type 17, 4th Baltic Fleet Fighter Regiment, Spring 1942.
- MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH) : 192 x 282 mm
- BOX SIZE : 410 x 260 x 55 mm
- NUMBER OF DETAILS : 121
