{"product_id":"polikarpov-i-16-the-history-of-a-revolutionary-aircraft","title":"POLIKARPOV I-16 — The history of a revolutionary aircraft —","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eComprehensive history of the revolutionary Polikarpov I-16 aircraft. Features detailed research, technical specifications, operational history, and color illustrations of various I-16s from different air forces.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-80-238-8421-0\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e80-238-8421-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( square back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnglish edition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTranslated from the French original\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBrinsley Best\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike NEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCollective research by Patrick Laureau, Juan Arraez Cerda, Stéphane Soulard and Gilbert Duranthie with the participation of Mikhail Maslov, Dan Antoniu, Alcalde de Mostoles and Brinsley Best\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eColour illustrations by Teodor Liviu Morosanu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCover art work : Stanislav Hajek\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJ. Kytka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e192\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2002\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA4 21 x 29,7 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in Prague in 2002 by J. Kytka, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePolikarpov I-16 – The History of a Revolutionary Aircraft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a richly illustrated historical and technical monograph devoted to one of the most innovative fighter aircraft of the 1930s and the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigned by Nikolai Polikarpov and introduced into service in 1934, the I-16 was a revolutionary Soviet fighter, combining a cantilever monoplane configuration, retractable landing gear and compact construction at a time when biplanes still dominated military aviation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis comprehensive study traces the development, production and operational history of the Polikarpov I-16, from its pioneering beginnings to its extensive service during the Spanish Civil War, the Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts and the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book examines the aircraft's numerous variants, technical evolution, operational capabilities and combat performance. Particular attention is given to its service with the Soviet Air Forces, the Spanish Republican Air Force and the Chinese Air Force, as well as its encounters with German and Japanese fighters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts extensive photographic and illustrative documentation includes approximately 280 historical photographs, 128 colour aircraft profiles, scale plans, cutaway drawings and extracts from original technical manuals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese materials provide valuable information on camouflage schemes, national markings, individual aircraft, equipment and technical details, making the publication especially useful to aviation historians, military aircraft enthusiasts and scale modellers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally researched and published in French, this is the English-language edition translated by Brinsley Best, with contributions from several recognised specialists in European and Soviet aviation history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA substantial reference work on an aircraft that played a major role in the transition from biplane fighters to the modern generation of combat monoplanes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick Laureau, Juan Arraez Cerda, Stéphane Soulard, Gilbert Duranthie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55049517990234,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/3015\/9446\/files\/CouverturehistoriqueduPolikarpovI-16.png?v=1792667946","url":"https:\/\/aviation.brussels\/products\/polikarpov-i-16-the-history-of-a-revolutionary-aircraft","provider":"aviation.brussels","version":"1.0","type":"link"}