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 10” modification with 4 MG armament and M-25 engine was in production in 1937-1939. It were produced 934 I-16 type 10.
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 10, piloted by 1st Lt V.G. Rakhov, 70th Fighter Regiment, Khalhin-Gol, July 1939. I-16 type 10, 70th Fighter Regiment, Khalhin-Gol, July 1939. I-16 type 10, piloted by Sgt F.G. Kalugin, 122d Fighter Regiment, Western Front, Summer 1941. I-16 type 10, piloted by Сpt L.A. Galchenko, 145th Fighter Regiment, Murmansk Region, Summer 1941.
- MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH) : 192 x 282 mm
- BOX SIZE : 410 x 260 x 55 mm
- NUMBER OF DETAILS : 114
