Polikarpov 1-16 restoration

On 8/4/2015 6:35 PM, Byker wrote:
"Ri©ardo" wrote in message
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There's a couple of them in the Madrid Museo del Aire, Quatro Vientos.

Trivia: While touted as the first fighter with retractable landing gear,
the wheels had to be MANUALLY cranked up and down (approx. 45 turns). It
was prone to jamming and required considerable strength from the pilot,
depending on the airspeed. Most of the test flights were performed with
the gear extended.

But all part of the Soviet dream!

:-)

Ri©ardo

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