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The Polikarpov I-153 Chaika (Russian Чайка, "gull") is a late 1930s Soviet sesquiplane fighter. Developed from the I-15 with a retractable undercarriage, the I-153 fought in the Soviet-Japanese combats in Mongolia and was one of the major Soviet fighter types in the early years of the Second World War.
The ASh-62 was a development of the Wright R-1820 Cyclone that had been built in Russia under licence as the Shvetsov M-25, the main improvements including a two-speed supercharger and a more efficient induction system. Power was increased from the Cyclone's 775 hp to 1,000 hp.
The Polikarpov I-15 (Russian: И-15) was a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. Nicknamed Chaika (Russian: Чайка, "gull") because of its gulled upper wings, [2] [3] it was operated in large numbers by the Soviet Air Force, and together with the Polikarpov I-16 monoplane, was one of the standard fighters of the Spanish Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, where it was called ...
I-15 Chaika biplane fighter, 1933; I-16 fighter, 1933; I-15-2/I-152 (I-15bis) prototype modernized version of I-15, 1938; I-15-3/I-153 Chaika biplane fighter; I-17 fighter prototype, 1934; I-180 prototype fighter developed from the I-16, 1938; I-185 prototype fighter developed from the I-180, 1941; I-190 biplane fighter prototype developed from ...
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By the end of the war he had flown 452 sorties and engaged in 122 dogfights; operational documents credit him with 56 solo and 6 shared kills, while certification documents credit him with 61 solo and 4 shared. He flew the I-153, I-16, MiG-3, Yak-1, and P-39, but a vast majority of his tally was on the P-39. [7]
China's "Joint Sword-2024B" war games came on the heels of Taiwan's National Day and were meant as a "stern warning," China's military said. A record-breaking 153 Chinese warplanes flew around ...
Chaika (camera), a 35 mm camera made in the former Soviet Union; Chaika watches, a women's brand of watch made in the former Soviet Union; Chaika L-4, a Russian amphibious aircraft; Polikarpov I-153 Chaika, a biplane fighter made by the former Soviet Union Polikarpov I-15, predecessor of I-153; Beriev Be-12, Soviet amphibious military aircraft