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Title: FoF gets an I-16
Post by: TwinBoom on February 20, 2020, 04:12:49 PM

Title: Re: FoF gets an I-16
Post by: nooby52 on February 20, 2020, 04:58:24 PM

I came across this as I was surfing yoo toob  today. Thought it was pretty cool.

Title: Re: FoF gets an I-16
Post by: turt21 on February 20, 2020, 06:15:53 PM

Im surprised the prop shaft would support the weight of the airplane

Title: Re: FoF gets an I-16
Post by: Puma44 on February 20, 2020, 07:08:28 PM

Here’s a link of one flying.  https://youtu.be/g_6jZ0YbMz4

Title: Re: FoF gets an I-16
Post by: Oldman731 on February 20, 2020, 08:15:57 PM

Quote from: Puma44 on February 20, 2020, 07:08:28 PM

Here’s a link of one flying.  https://youtu.be/g_6jZ0YbMz4

Wow.  I'm going to ask for one of those for my birthday.

The plane just looks like it would be completely unstable, but the guy flying it was clearly in control the whole time.

Thanks for posting these videos!

- oldman

Title: Re: FoF gets an I-16
Post by: Vulcan on February 20, 2020, 08:38:18 PM

That's the one from NZ I think (we had two, down to one now). They are the backbone of our airforce  :devil

Title: Re: FoF gets an I-16
Post by: Chalenge on February 20, 2020, 10:02:25 PM

As I understood it NZ restorer Tim Wallis had six out of Russia. China has one built from factory parts. Germany has one (the one in my sound pack), Russia has one airworthy and three in display condition. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen owned one, a museum in Virginia has one, and Kermit Weeks has the third airworthy example in America. There are probably others, too.