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Re: Polikarpov 1-16 restoration
Byker (byker@do~rag.net) 2015/08/05 13:33

"Bob (not my real pseudonym)"  wrote in message
news:7ri3sa1a8nf6avfhu6obarfrdggkal72lm@4ax.com...
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> The FHC's I-16 is quite the hotrod.

The "flying barrel" seems to have been inspired by the Gee Bee racers. There
was a saying in Russian, "If you can fly the I-16, you can fly anything."


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