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I-15FighterPolikarpov
I-15 one of the best in world practice of aircraft construction of samples of a fighter - biplane - has been developed in 1933 in Polikarpov design bureau. Under the scheme and design I-15 represented the further development of fighter I-5, but had more perfect aerodynamics and much more high-power motor of air cooling M-25 (license reproduction American Right "Cyclone" F-3). Prominent feature I-15 consist in the peculiar form of the upper wing having the scheme "seagull" that promoted aerodynamic-drag reduction and gave the best forward view upwards. Flight tests I-15 have begun in December, 1933. The fighter on all performances has surpassed I-5. In 1934 I-15 has been mass-produced. Steady, manageable, with high flight performances, an exclusive manoeuvrability and excellent take-off and landing characteristics, this fighter used the deserved love of pilots. |
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