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The Polikarpov I-16 (Russian: Поликарпов И-16) was a russian single-engine single-seat fighter aircraft of revolutionary design; it was the world’s first low-wing cantilever monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear to attain operational status and as such “introduced a new vogue in fighter design.“ 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 diminutive fighter, nicknamed “Ishak” or “Ishachok” (“Donkey” or “Burro”) by Soviet pilots, figured prominently in the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Battle of Khalkhin Gol and the Spanish Civil War – where it was called the Rata (“Rat”) by the Nationalists or Mosca (“Fly”) by the Republicans.

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Table of Contents

PART 1 – INTRODUCTION

PART 2 – CONTROLS SETUP

PART 3 – COCKPIT & GAUGES

PART 4 – START-UP PROCEDURE

PART 5 – TAKEOFF

PART 6 – LANDING

PART 7 – ENGINE MANAGEMENT

PART 8 – AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS

PART 9 – WEAPONS

PART 10 – TAMING TAILDRAGGERS

PART 11 – RESOURCES

Last Updated: 21/10/2019

Revision History:

-21/10/2019: Added bomb release procedure

-6/06/2019: Initial Release

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