The Polikarpov I-15, nicknamed Chaika (gull) for its gulled upper wings, was a Soviet single-seat biplane fighter of the 1930s. Nikolai Polikarpov developed it from the I-5 after he was released from prison in August 1932. It first flew in October 1933 with Valery Chkalov at the controls, powered by an imported Wright R-1820 Cyclone, and production began in 1934 with the licence-built Shvetsov M-22 before switching to the M-25 in late 1936. A total of 671 I-15s were built, 284 in the Soviet Union and a further 287 under licence by CASA in Spain, followed by 2,408 of the straight-winged I-15bis. The type fought for the Chinese Nationalists, at Khalkhin Gol in 1939 and with the Spanish Republicans, who called it Chato, and more than 1,000 I-15bis were still in Soviet use when Germany invaded in 1941.
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During its long existence, the company has been involved in the production of a wide range of aircraft including: I-15, I-16, I-153, Li-2, Il-14, An-8, An-12, An-22, and Ka-22
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is a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s
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Design and development, first flight
The first flight was made in October 1933
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is a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s
Variants, TsKB-3ter
Prototype fitted with the more powerful M-25V radial piston engine.
Design and development, I-15bis
by the time production finished in 1940
Design and development, production
A total of 671 I-15s were built
Specifications (I-15 M-25)
Maximum speed: 367 km/h (228 mph, 198 kn) at 3,000 m (9,800 ft)
Specifications (I-15 M-25), empty weight
Empty weight: 1,012 kg (2,231 lb)
Specifications (I-15 M-25), take-off weight
Max takeoff weight: 1,689 kg (3,724 lb)
Of Make: Polikarpov, Design and development
Polikarpov's design, a development of the I-5 fighter became the famous I-15.
In Group: Propeller-Driven Fighters, Lead, fighter
it was operated in large numbers by the Soviet Air Force
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