Thread: Airworthy I-16!
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Old 07-29-2011, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II View Post
The I-16 is pretty rudimental, and more than fun I would define flying with it challenging: manual landing gear operation, very short fuselage, massive torque to compensate with tiny wings, not particularly keen on spins.. yeah, doesn't sound like too much fun, but it's surely interesting to see in the air, the small size of it makes it look even faster than what it actually is.
Well for me challenging IS fun . On spins - I think that it will spin readily, though recovery might be iffy... BTW Ash-62 is still produced in Poland, AFAIK.
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