Polikarpov I-16 American Airpower Heritage Museum Midland, Texas The I-16 fought in the Spanish Civil War and was known as the Mosca (Fly) by the Republicans and the Rata (Rat) by the Nationalists. Polikarpov I-16 "Rata" The I-16 was named the Mosca, or Fly, by the Republicans who flew it in the Spanish Civil War and the Rata, or Rat, by the Nationalists. The Polikarpov I-16, variously known as the “Ishak”, “Mosca”, or “Rata” is certainly among the most popular subjects for modelers of Soviet aircraft of the period immediately prior to and during WWII. The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world's first low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear to have attained operational status and as such "introduced a new vogue in fighter design." Speed 400 km/h .
A mid-1930s design, the I-16 was the only Soviet fighter in large numbers that flew against Operation Barbarossa, the Axis invasion that began in …
SMN report: This 1:32 scale Revell kit models the fast and furious Soviet fighter aircraft, the Polikarpov I-16, popularly known as the Rata (Rat). The I-16 also saw action in the opening stages of World War II. Until now only the dubious Hobbycraft examples and a few vacuform kits existed in Quarter Scale. Maximum altitude 5,000 m. 2 machine-guns. The Soviet Single-engine Aircraft Polikarpov I-16, called Fly and Rat. Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 (c/n 2421319) was the first I-16 to be re-build by the SibNIA (Siberian Aeronautical Research Institute) as a purchase order by the Alpin Fighter Collection (AFC).
In July, 1991, its wreckage was discovered in Karelia, Russia, and was rebuilt at the same factory where it was originally manufactured. The now defunct British magazine "Aeromodeller" published a plan of a Rata FF peanut scale (13" span) some years back. Polikarpov I-16 Type 24 (Rata) This aircraft: Delivered to its air force on July 10, 1940, this Rata served on the Eastern Front during World War II and it was shot down by Finnish fire.
Koneen venäjänkielinen nimitys oli Išak eli pieni muuli. Espanjan sisällissodassa se sai lempinimet Rata ja Mosca . The remains that were used during this reconstruction were discovered in …
The plane is marked as CM-249, a Super Mosca flown by Captain Jose Maria Bravo, commanding officer for 3 Escuadrilla. Aeromodeller was one of the mags published by what is now "Nexus Publications" - the Rata plan was a full sized pull out, so might not have been sold in their plans range. Polikarpov I-16 "Rata" o "Mosca" de la Fundación Infante de Orleans, Cuatro Vientos. Polikarpov I-16 oli Neuvostoliiton ensimmäinen alatasoinen hävittäjä. It was apparently a far better flier than it looked. Sen I-16UTI versio oli kaksipaikkainen koulukone. The Nationalists won the war, so history remembers it as the Rata, although Russian pilots called it the Ishak, or Donkey. Monomotor soviético Polikarpov I-16, llamado mosca y rata. 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 Mosca!FIO’s Polikarpov I-16 Rata made its maiden post-restoration flight in 1997, and its official public debut in Spain came on May 4th, 2008. Photo by www.KensAviation.com Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Location: MUSEO DE AERONAUTICA Y ASTRONAUTICA, MADRID, SPAIN. Russian Polikarpov I-16 start-up and fly-by at Paine Field USA Sept 2011 with sound - includes mock attack on bi-wing.ogv 1 min 26 s, 640 × 480; 17.73 MB Play media Russian Polikarpov I-16 startup and fly-by Sept 2009 Paine Field USA.ogv 1 min 0 s, 640 × 480; 5.62 MB Juan Antonio Cifuentes www.cifuentes.biz Miembro de la Asociación AIRE