Soviet aicraft type to be identified
 

Can someone identify the aircraft type?

Thanks,

Re: Soviet aicraft type to be identified
 

Interesting photo. I'm guessing Soviet - only because of the front windscreen/aiming-tube arrangement. Perhaps a Polikarpov I-17. Didn't the prototype crash, resulting in Polikarpov's fall from Stalin's favour, and the cancellation (or lack of interest) in the promising I-180/185 line of fighters?


...geoff

Re: Soviet aicraft type to be identified
 

There is a red star clearly visible on the starboard wing, so there is no doubt it is a Soviet aircraft.

Re: Soviet aicraft type to be identified
 

:D!!!!!
I was staring so intently at the cockpit/canopy area, I didn't even notice the very obvious star on the wing!!

Re: Soviet aicraft type to be identified
 

I16 type12 , op1 early war gunsight.


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Re: Soviet aicraft type to be identified
 

If that wing belongs on that aircraft, as there seems to be too many bits and pieces for one. The lightweight construction on the windshield, lack of a centre screen and the telescopic sight all suggest something very early. The I-16 is pretty convincing.

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Definitely not I-16. I-17 fits much better due to a sliding hood.

Matti

Re: Soviet aicraft type to be identified
 

Early Polikarpov I-16s (Typ-5 and Typ-12) have front windshields that slide forward to open. This aircraft seems to have a fixed front windscreen and has a aft-sliding main canopy.


The Polikarpov I-180/185 series have fixed front windscreen, aft-sliding main canopy and triangular shape fixed rear canopy. The wing planform resembles the I-16 in general. It has a radial engine.


The I-17 has an in-line engine, fixed front windscreen, aft-sliding main canopy and no rear-canopy section. Can anyone see what's under the slid-back main canopy?


Alternately, do any late model I-16s have closing canopies?



...geoff

Re: Soviet aicraft type to be identified
 

Looking through my 1918 through 1945 Russian Air Force reference material, I can only identify two aircraft that had the very distinctive triangular front canopy shown in the photograph. The Polikarpov I-180, an I-16 with upgrades, but it did not have a sliding canopy. The Polikarpov 1-17 did have a sliding canopy, so that's my bet. All other Russian aircraft that I have had a flat panel at the front of the canopy!

Vic

Re: Soviet aicraft type to be identified
 

It matches I-180 but not 100% sure, need to look some material as into the
canopy .

Re: Soviet aicraft type to be identified
 

Hello, Dénes
It's Neman R-10 (HAI-5, PS-5) - in 1936-1940 produced about 500 aircraft.
Best regards,
Kirill