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photo ww2 I153 SeaGull biplane fighter foto WWII VVS Soviet I16 fighters
Polikarpov I-15 and I-16 fighters *
VVS USSR I.15 Russian biplane
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-22M-25M-25AM-25VM-25EM-62M-63
Power
hp
nominal @ alt, m 480 @ 1500700 @ 1950730 @ 2400750 @ 2900?870 @ 1150
820 @ 4200
900 @ 4500
nominal at sealevel 480635650700?830930
take off 570700715775?10001100

Weapons
NamePV-1ShKASultra-ShKASSNBSUBShVAKRS-82
typeMGMGMGMGMGMGcannonrocket
Caliber, mm7,627,627,627,6212,712,72082
ROF, shot per min;
not-sync.
syncron.
7801800
1650
2500
3000
1000
800
800
750
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