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Polikarpov I-15 Chaika
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Polikarpov I-15 Chaika

Fighter aircraft

Country of origin Soviet Union
ManufacturerPolikarpov, Dux Factory, Moscow Aviation Plant № 39
The Polikarpov I-15 (Russian: И-15) is a Soviet biplane fighter aircraft of the 1930s. Nicknamed Chaika (Russian: Чайка, "gull") because of its gulled upper wings, 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 Chato (snub-nose).

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Specifications

Length
6.10 m
Wingspan
9.7 m
Top speed
351 km/h
Number built
3,313
Introduced
1933
First flight
1933
Entered service
1934
Retired
1942

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Soviet Air Forces

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q696089