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The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world’s first all- metal cantilever-winged monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear. I-16 was introduced in the mid 1930s and formed the backbone of the Soviet Air force at the beginning of WW II. I-16 had a surprisingly long career from its [...]
Isyak is the nick which Soviet pilot give to the one of the most famous airplane before the WW2- the well know Polikarpov I-16 fighter. This fighter has its glory to be first world fighter of the modern concept- low wing, retractable landing gear, enclosed cockpit. Isyak mean little donkey and this is related to [...]