WooHoo! The I-16!

[Ack-Ack]

huge disadvantage if so, considering all the other notoriously twitchy aircraft are modeled (arguable) more forgiving than they really were.

The Type 18 though was far more stable than the previous versions but lacked the range of earlier versions due to the more powerful engine used in the Type 18.


ack-ack

[Ack-Ack]

I'd like to see a Finnish skin for the I-16 Type 18.





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[Yippee38]

I'd like to see a Gee-Bee skin.   

[BlauK]

Yup, there could be a FAF skin for Rata as well, but was there a policy against skins for captured planes, or do I remember wrong?

[Karnak]

I'd like to see a Gee-Bee skin.   

Gee Bee and I-16 only look superficially similar:

Gee Bee:

[DREDIOCK]

Yes, that's what I was thinking.

I wonder if this is included to the fm...

I've been wondering the same thing.
If modeled correctly. This isnt going to be like the spit, NIKI, the KI84 or the Zero. Your actually going to have to learn how to fly this thing. Much like the P47 for example.
If modeled anything even resembling accurate it should not be an EZmode plane by any stretch of the imagination.

I also think your goig ot find two kinds of pilots of it.
Like with the P-40, P-47 and a few others. There will be a few who  fly it really really really well.
And the rest who dont. Your not going to stumble across many if any mediocre I-16 pilots. Just like you dont usually come across and mediocre P40 pilots.
Its going to be. Either your really good with it. Or your not.

And like the P40 An experienced player will be able to te the difference in the first few seconds.

Also Im wondering. I've read that in spite of having armor protection. the fuel tanks had a tendancy to catch fire when hit. Wondering if thats going to be figued in as well.

[JB42]

Great another never used early war plane with no oxygen (heck, this one is open cockpit for xsakes) that will be flown at 24k during FSOs.

And my He111 is still nowhere to be found 

[Wmaker]

Great another never used early war plane with no oxygen (heck, this one is open cockpit for xsakes) that will be flown at 24k during FSOs.

How does the open cockpit equal no oxygen?

I-16 very much had an oxygen system...

[BaDkaRmA158Th]

Cool thanks guys, yeah i didnt take into account the x2 fuel burn aswell.


Im not TOO worryed about it tho, granted we have the ever so perfect EBT to fly with, not to mention no cross winds and such.

I am very* interested in the max speed/alt needed, how it will handle at such speed/alt and how much fuel will be burned a minute at full power/wep "if any" settings. (That sweet spot)

Not to mention if we are indeed getting another "GAH!" hybread with a good engine and good fuel ration how much it will effect this A/C for historic use and sanarios.


THANK YOU HTC FOR BRINGING US MORE EARLY BIRDS!!!!  

:EDIT: In another ww2 online game i use to play "cant remember the name think it was fighter ace" the i-16 had a oxygen system, that if not turned on or ran out, the pilot would black out "think pilot wound that never recovers above 10k"

Interesting.

[Karnak]

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[Rich46yo]

How does the open cockpit equal no oxygen?

I-16 very much had an oxygen system...

Later models did.

It kinda makes me wish for getting two models of the I-16. The types 4,5,6, could all easily turn into our LA-7 and were light with almost the same climb rates as the later, up-gunned and up-engined types. Hopefully we'll get at least two different gun packages to pick from.

[Wmaker]

Later models did.

Oxygen system was there from the Type 5 onwards. Makes absolutely no sense to limit yourself to an operational cealing of ~12000ft, even in the mid 30's.

[JB42]

No mood to fight today.