Info on the I-16 needed!!

Ta Phil- i will check it out… back presently!
Regards,
ANDY

Barnowl

I will have a look 🙂 , But all I seem to have is when the decorations first began, What they are and how many were handed out, And to which pilots from 1936 Spain, And China and Mongolia though to 1953 Korea, Cheers all 😉 , Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo: ( theres is a few pics of them being handed out in my book Stalins Falcons by Tomas Polak.)

If you have any info bout the system that awarded medals in the Soviet Union then id very much like to hear from you! Im trying to get it as accurate as possible so detail is the key! Im shifting through seven or eight books at da mo!!
Regards,
BARNOWL

Barnowl

Just a quick one :rolleyes: , Barnowl many of thoses early Sqds went on to become ‘Guards’ units, GuIAP, And many of the pilots who survived 1941 went on to be Heros of the Soviet Union Gold Star(HSU), And there was a lot more types of awards as well, If you need more info let me know, Cheers all 🙂 , Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo:

Pol-1-16 type 24

Barnowl 😉 , A bit on the 1-16 type 24, Entered service late 1939, Early types had M-62 engine, Later had 1,100-hp (820-kW) M-63, Wings strengthened (well known type for Tartan ram attacks), Larger drop tanks and most had RSI-1 or RSI-3 radio and oxygen equipment, Obsolete by the time of its greatest commitment, Its rugged construction and ability to take a great deal of punishment still endeared it to many Soviet pilots, Despite the heavy calls it made on pilot skill and expertise.
Max speed-304 mph(490km/h) at 9,845 ft(3000m).
Service ceiling-31,070 ft(9470m).
Range-373 miles(600 km).
Weights-Empty equipped 3,252 Ib(1475 kg), Max take off-4,542 Ib(2060 kg).
Dimensions-Span 29 ft 1-1/2 in(8.8m), Length-19 ft 9-3/4 in(6.04m), Height 7 ft 10-3/4 in(2.41m), Wing area 160.06 sq ft(14.87m/2).
Armaments-Four 7.62-mm(0.3-in)ShKAS machine guns, Two synchronized in forward fuselage and two in wings, Wing guns on some aircraft replaced by two 20-mm ShVAK cannons, And a 12.7-mm(0.50-in)UB machine gun was sometimes added to the fuselage mounted armament, Plus a bombload of up to 441 Ib(200 kg) on underwing racks, With alternative of six RS-82 rockets.
Thats it for now Barnowl 😀 , Cheers all, Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo:

Heres a bit more Barnowl

P0L-1-16 Rata. It had perhaps the fastest rate of roll of any fighter of its day and an outstanding all-round performance. It was a little unstable and tricky to fly, At low speeds and low altitude it was extremely unstable and performed at its best only when flown by the most confident and experienced pilots. It could reach 280 mph in level flight and climb to 16,400 ft in six minutes. Around 9,450 built.
Heres a few of the Sqds around Leningrad 41.
7th IAP.
21st IAP.
26th IAP-PVO.(did some night-fighting)
46th IAP.
126th IAP-PVO.
127th IAP.
130th RAP. (Fighter-Recon unit).
152nd IAP.
153rd IAP.
154th IAP.
158th IAP.
163rd IAP.
And thats just a few :rolleyes: , I must crash now the old M.S. is wiping me out again 🙁 , Cheers Lads 😉 , Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo: (” Gut Nacht”)

Thank you all SO much. This all really helps! I owe you a pint.

I wrote a paper about the Winter War, I’ll dig it out and look at my references, I know i came across some info on both the I=16 and the Polikarpov design bureau.

Here’s a cockpit Barnowl

Modern day, But I think its still close to the original :rolleyes: , My Russian is zilch, Give me a few days(Busy here School holidays Stepdaughter Angie has this week mapped out :p ), And then I will see what I have here in the books and put a bit of info together for you, Cheers all 😉 , Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo:

Sorry for not replying sooner, but ive bin away ALL weekend! But thanks guys- so many pictures!! Of particular intrest would be combat reports of flight characteristics, and a picture of the cockpit instruments (if there are any translations of what each did because i nly got a C in my GCSE Russian!!!) But thank you all for being so helpful!
Regards,
BARNOWL

More old stuff

More 😉

Barnowl

Here’s some new and war time shot’s for you 😀 , If you have not got much info yet :confused: , I will look some up for you, I have Stalins Falcons around here some where, It has quiet a bit about the 1-16 use in WW2 😉 , Cheers all, Tally Ho! Phil :diablo:

A quick Google provided this:

http://www.samolet.co.uk/i-16.html

which has lots of profiles.

Typing in “I-16 Type 24” in Google seems to provide quite a few useful pages.

Alistair

ANY pictures would be most welcome! Thanks for the info guys, if u can, keep it coming!!!
Regards
BARNOWL

There is a Red Star book on it by Yefim Gordon and Keith Dexter:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1857801318/

Hope this helps

Alistair

Forgot to mention, try this forum for historical questions

http://disc.server.com/Indices/37919.html

Dave

By pictures , do you mean wartime or those around now….if it is the latter I can help you.

Dave