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{{infobox Aircraft | {{infobox Aircraft | ||
|image =Polikarpov-I16.jpg | |image = Polikarpov-I16.jpg | ||
|alt = | |alt = | ||
|name =Polikarpov I16 | |name = Polikarpov I16 | ||
|authors =Emmanuel Baranger, Guillaume Chauvat, Marc Kraus, Frank Göldner | |authors = Emmanuel Baranger, Guillaume Chauvat, Marc Kraus, Frank Göldner | ||
|type =Military aircraft | |type = Military aircraft | ||
|fdm =YASim | |fdm = YASim | ||
|status =Development | |status = Development (release coming soon) | ||
|fgname =Polikarpov I16 | |fgname = Polikarpov I16 | ||
|download = | |download = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first cantilever-winged monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear. The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II. The diminutive fighter, nicknamed "Ishak" ("donkey") by Soviet pilots, prominently featured in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Khalkhin Gol | The '''Polikarpov I-16''' was a Soviet [[:Category:Military aircraft|fighter aircraft]] of revolutionary design; it was the world's first cantilever-winged monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear. The I-16 was introduced in the mid-1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air Force at the beginning of World War II. The diminutive fighter, nicknamed "Ishak" ("donkey") by Soviet pilots, prominently featured in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Khalkhin Gol and the Spanish Civil War where it was called the Rata ("rat") by the Nationalists or Mosca ("fly") by the Republicans. The Finnish nickname for I-16 was Siipiorava ("Flying Squirrel"). | ||
== Variants == | == Variants == | ||
Currently only one variant is modeled in FlightGear: | Currently only one variant is modeled in FlightGear: | ||
* '''Polikarpov I16 Bombable:''' is in the todo list | * '''Polikarpov I16 Bombable:''' is in the todo list | ||
== Mini-HOWTO == | == Mini-HOWTO == | ||
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==== Take Off ==== | ==== Take Off ==== | ||
* Flaps: 15° automatic with landing gear down. | * Flaps: 15° automatic with landing gear down. | ||
* Throttle: Full | * Throttle: Full | ||
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=== Climb === | === Climb === | ||
* Flaps: up | * Flaps: up | ||
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=== Approach === | === Approach === | ||
* Speed around 80 kts. | * Speed around 80 kts. | ||
=== Landing === | === Landing === | ||
A circuit-landing on a short strip: | A circuit-landing on a short strip: | ||
* Touch down at 70~75 kts. | * Touch down at 70~75 kts. | ||
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* [http://helijah.free.fr/flightgear/hangar.htm Hangar Helijah] | * [http://helijah.free.fr/flightgear/hangar.htm Hangar Helijah] | ||
* [http://www.marc-kraus.de/fg/ Lake Constance Hangar] | * [http://www.marc-kraus.de/fg/ Lake Constance Hangar] | ||
[[Category:Aircraft]] | [[Category:Aircraft]] | ||
[[Category:Aircraft TODO]] | [[Category:Aircraft TODO]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Historical aircraft]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Military aircraft]] | ||