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description: "I-16 - Soviet single-engine monoplane fighter of 1930s created by aircraft\
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\ designer Nikolai Polikarpov\u2019s design bureau. It was the one of the world\u2019\
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s first fighters with landing gear retraction system. It was I-16 which stood the\
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\ air fighting against famous Messerschmitt Bf 109.\n\nOver a period of its history\
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\ I-16 was upgraded a lot. New modifications of aircraft were created and adopted\
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\ almost every year. I-16 type 24 was further development of I-16 type 18.\n\nIt\
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\ is one of the most famous fighters taking part in World War II. It was different\
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\ from all its \u201Ccontemporaries\u201D in configuration and flight characteristics.\
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\ Its uniqueness and distinction were defined by minimum size, dome-shaped fuselage,\
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\ small wing, dorsal spine."
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introduced: 1935
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manufacturer: Polikarpov
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origin: USSR/Russia
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price: 2
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role: Fighter
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gunfighter: true
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variants:
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I-16 Ishak: {}
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