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Originally Posted by Nick Hector
...Does anyone know if the fact that the I-16 had skis would change its type-designation in any way? i.e. I-16 type x or something?
Nick
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To my knowledge, no. The skis wereused only at winter, so it was only an alternative landing gear, on other times these planes used normal landing gear with wheels. All captions I recall only says e.g. "I-16 Type 17 with ski undercarriage"
Juha