One of the first serial monoplane fighter aircraft with retractable landing gear was the I-16, developed by the N.N. Polikarpov Design Bureau. Its maiden flight was December 30, 1934. The Type 24 modification featured an M-63 engine and reinforced landing gear. That type was produced in 1939 and 1940. In the summer of 1941 I-16 fighters were the basis of Soviet Fighter Aviation along with the I-153. They were used in combat until mid-1943.
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Product Details:
Scale: 1/48
Skill Level: 3
Length: 5.1”
Wingspan: 7.4”
Parts: 90
- Painting and assembly required
- 3 sprues
- Molded in grey
- One decal sheet
- Detailed cockpit and undercarriage
- One-piece wingspan
- Clear parts
- Two-piece fuselage
- Illustrated instructions and paint guides
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Paint Guide:
A. I-16 Type 24, 13th Squadron of the Baltic Fleet Aviation, summer 1940
Flat Black
Flat Light Blue
Dark Green
Light Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Clear Red
Clear Green
Aluminum
Gunship Grey
B. I-16 Type 24, 67th Fighter Regiment, South Front, summer 1941
Flat Black
Flat Light Blue
Dark Green
Light Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Clear Red
Clear Green
Aluminum
Gunship Grey
C. I-16 Type 24, 72nd Mixed Regiment of the Northern Fleet Aviation, summer 1941
Flat Black
Flat Light Blue
Dark Green
Light Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Clear Red
Clear Green
Aluminum
Gunship Grey
D. I-16 Type 24, 4th Guard Fighter Regiment of the Baltic Fleet Aviation, winter-spring 1942
Flat Black
Flat Light Blue
Light Grey
Steel
Gunmetal
Clear Red
Clear Green
Aluminum
Gunship Grey
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