Polikarpov I-16

[Violator]

Hi guys,

I was at the Flying Heritage Collection today and remembered that at least a couple of you are big fans of the Rata. Enjoy!

[Wurger]

THX for sharing.

[evangilder]

They really are something else. Good stuff!

[T Bolt]

Very nice shots. Thanks

[Gnomey]

Good shots! Thanks for sharing.

[futuredogfight]

Ahh. the I-16, a perfect target for the Finnsh Hawk 75s

[vikingBerserker]

Still a beautiful plane!

[futuredogfight]

If you like a small, snubnosed plane.

[ontos]

Great shots, for some reason I like this plane, I did a few skins for it in IL2. Thanks for posting

[wheelsup_cavu]

Great shots, for some reason I like this plane, I did a few skins for it in IL2. Thanks for posting

I always found it to be a fun little plane to fly in IL-2.


Wheels

[Altea]

And the Finish Hawk -75 for a I-16, : tongue8: slurp, slurp! Good and rather easy meal (at least compared to the 109F!)

[Jenisch]

[muscogeemike]

Wasn’t the I-16 an earlier aircraft then the H-75? Especially the -75’s used by the Finns. The I-16 was a revolutionary fighter - in its day.

[Altea]

Wasn’t the I-16 an earlier aircraft then the H-75? Especially the -75’s used by the Finns. The I-16 was a revolutionary fighter - in its day.

Sure, but was H-75 better armed, better protected, faster or more agile for that than soviet I-16 with 1100 hp M-63 engine?

[nuuumannn]

Nice pictures. That Rata is one of the ex-Alpine Fighter Collection ones, formerly ZK-JIQ. There's some rather interesting hardware in the background too - I think I saw a Hetzer tank as well.