Polikarpov I-16 Soviet Fighter - New Acquisition ???
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
- I recently made a trip to the old CAF Museum in Midland, Texas to check out an airplane they had up for sale - a mid 1930's Polikarpov I-16 Soviet fighter - that I might consider purchasing.
The I-16 was the last of Nikolai Polikarpov's fighter designs to enter production. An aircraft of revolutionary design, the I-16 was the first monoplane fighter with an enclosed cockpit and retractable landing gear to enter front line service anywhere in the world. It's operational status introduced a new standard to fighter design.
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My wife's grandfather flew these for 12 months in 1942. He was a Lt. Aerobatics instructor before WWII. and begged his commanding officer for permission to go to the front line. He was granted permission on the proviso that he came back to base if he was still alive in 12 months. As probably guessed he came back and died in 1962. Was promoted to Colonel and was given a house in Crimea and a priority place in the waiting list for a car.My wife can't remember how many German planes he shot down. His squadron was based near Kharkov and his name was Lt Alexei Kovalev.
In my opinion it's not easy to acquire an airplane with so much history like this,but,it is very important to preserve the legend of military aviation.
It is so cool that somebody like you have a big enough heart to collect all the Aircraft from World War II time. Thank you
More like a big wallet, who wouldn't want these cool planes... If I had money I would be the Jay Leno of aircraft.
Can't wait for the I-16 videos. Looking forward to seeing the restoration and flight.
It was sad to see the condition of the CAF museum. Sadly the generation that flew these planes are all gone now. My uncle flew Wildcats and Hellcats towards the end of the war and he past on last year. He was the last of his squadron to survive. Planes and WWII equipment interest me because my parents that lived and survived the war talked about it but my kids and grand kids have almost no interest. History needs to be told but it's hard to preserve if no one cares. Thank you Kermit for caring enough to keep them flying.
Pretty much bang on the money, sadly.
There are many Soviet pilots still alive, the average pilot in ww2 in the soviet union was much younger than the western pilots. There weren't any requirements or training to be allowed to fly fighter planes, they just needed as many pilots as possible in the air just to have something to potentally counter luftwaffe fighters, youngest pilots were 16 yrs of age. It was a drastic case of ''you learn on the job''.
It’s extremely sad to me how little, if anything, this younger generation knows about ww2 or anything to do with it. I am so thankful my father brought my brother and I to airshows to see these machines and learn about the great sacrifices so many young aviators made miles up in the sky in them.
Our schools are too busy teaching about "micro-agressions" and "gender fluidity" to concern themselves with our countries history, or the sacrifices made by the men who protected their freedoms. The education of our children is really in a sad state.
"country's" no way to correct a typo.
That Polikarpov 1-16 in Soviet livery is just awesome.
Brought me a lot of memories of my late father in law who was an aircraft mechanic who served with the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39, and gave maintenance to the squadrons of “Moscas”, at an airfield near Sabadell.
He witnessed several dog fights over the airfield between the “Moscas” and the German and Italian fighters, and in one occasion a “Mosca” was hit and the pilot managed to crash land it near the field, however he died.
His personal favorite was the double winged Polikarpov 1-15, which he described as a lot more maneuverable aircraft.
Hey Kermit. It’s sad that what you have to sell isn’t commercially a big hit with this generation. That doesn’t make it less important though, it just means it doesn’t have the inch deep, mile wide appeal of a Disney World or 6 flags. Millions are still moved and fascinated by the air machines of the first half of the last century. As fascinating as the machines are, those who dig deeper to the high drama of the human stories they represent are moved even more. You are doing a service to humanity that will outlast you. Many folks vicariously experience these machines through what you do and some envy what you have but I’m seeing that you are a bit burdened by it too. Hang in there, peace brother.
Thank you very much for your video! And so thanks to american people who saved this plane! I-16 is the legendary plane. With love from Russia)
I live in Midland and have an acquaintance with Gena. She told me you had been there looking at the Polikarpov. I covered several flights of that airplane as an aviation media reporter when it was still doing airshows. I hate the thought of it leaving the area, but I do feel good knowing that you are the new owner. CAF is in sad shape since the headquarters moved to DFW with FiFi. I hope the facility survives. By the way, I also helped reassemble that Mig-17 when the CAF re-acquired it a few years ago. Lots of great history on those grounds.
I really miss seeing the CAF planes coming to my home town Richmond Va. Witnessing their crew changing a engine on Fifi on the field was spectacular. I need to look into the group ( CAF) and check what's up with them.
Kermit really wants to fly that Russian plane. It has a unusual sounding engine. very cool.
@@davidperry970 I remember the sound of that engine very well; it is unlike any other airplane from any era. BTW, I was on the B-29 volunteer crew for a time when she was grounded and got to help marshall her when she came back to life. Those were fun times.
Midland? Midland TX here
It's so sad to see the business difficulties such facilities are having today. I'm grateful for your dedication to the history and preservation of the magic of aviation! Getting to "ride along" on your adventures (be they on land, sea or air) is very exciting! Thank you and best regards Kermit!
The way he avoided talking about metal in the engine, he should be an aircraft broker or a politician.
Are brokers and politicians differ from each other in any aspect?! ;)
Kermit reminds me of my Uncle that recently passed away. I could listen to him for hours just soaking up his knowledge of airplanes and just things in general. Kermit seems like a rich guy that isnt an asshole!!! Thats why i watch this channel!! Thank you Kermit Weeks!!!
I really wish that P47 you have tucked away would come out of the storage container and on display. I've loved that plane since I was a kid and the men that flew them were my heroes, the 56th FG Zemke's Wolfpack flew the plane throughout the war even though the rest of the 8th transitioned to the P51s... much respect. Thank you for all that you do in preserving the history and the memories of all the people associated with these great aircraft.
Tom's Basement the P-47 is such a beautiful aircraft. I would love to see Kermit fly one someday!
19:35 Had me feeling blue. I love aviation museums! I really do. I want to go see them all, *especially fantasy of flight* !!! I don't understand why nobody seems to appreciate aviation. It's taken for granted now.
GREAT TOUR! Thanks!
One of the most memorable sights in my life was 6 fast and low I16,s at Wanaka.
The red stars rising video of the show has some amazing footage.
Great buy Mr Weeks.
Mr. Weeks - We live over in Lake Alfred so will watch for you cruising by in your new toy!! Congrats on finding the I-16 and cutting a deal on an aircraft already in quite nice shape!! Love the care with which you make your videos as they are most enjoyable.....THANKS MUCH!!!
Thank you Kermit Weeks !
Funny I grew up just down the street volunteering there been around that airplane sense I was a baby now she is coming to live 30 minutes from me again can’t wait to see a little peace of my childhood just down the street here in Florida thanks for saving her brother
Get the Ishak! What an awsome little plane.
A really nice purchase. A wooden wonder. It will be interesting to see how this airplane disassembles and reassembles.
Sadly that old museum looks like a ghost town.
That blue MIG looks amazing
The Swordfish has a special place in my heart.
My grandad was a rigger in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. He got sent out to India then Sri Lanka during the war to work on various aircraft including his beloved Corsairs.
RNAS Coimbatore.
Before he was sent there he did his trade training at Garston near Liverpool.
Part of the practical part of the training involved getting the new riggers and fitters to strip a war weary Swordfish down into component form them reassembling it and rigging it for flight status.
Swordfish turned out to be a lot bigger than I thought it would be. I-16 is one of my favorite planes along with Spit, Yak-1,3,9 and the US made bombers. Hello from Russia!
Swordfish is a big plane, but the I-16 is very small and I htink it makes the Swordfish look gigantic.
Kermit, I would love to see what preparation the team has to make to a plane that you haven’t flown recently. Perhaps the ground crew could walk us through the pre-flight routine they have developed before you take it out for a flight. Just love watching your videos, and a huge thanks for the constant updates!
The I-16 is the coolest aircraft inside that hanger. First time I saw one, I loved it. A very sad sight to see all that area wasting away that could be utilized for the good of our nation Take great care of that special I-16. Thanks a bunch Kermit for all you do- outstanding job sir.
Congratulations on your new purchase, and once again, thanks for sharing your adventures, greatly appreciated.
Ive visited your collection 4 times. It’s great to see a private collection open to the public. So many collectors don’t let the public see their collections.
My grandfather flew such a plane in 1942 over Leningrad. One of the most charismatic aircraft in the world.
Cute might be the word you are looking for
Nice addition. Hope to visit your collection tomorrow. Thanks for another great video.
Great. The Museum Lite is open Sunday from 11:00 to 3:00.
@@KermitWeeks444 Enjoyed my visit. Both tours were informative and I just love all those 1930's racing airplanes. It may be 'Lite' but it covers a lot of aviation history. Thank You!
Another great video! I love the ending. Keep 'em flyin' Kermit, and thanks for taking us with you! Cheers Mate!
That would be a great acquisition to the FOF Museum, btw Kemit, that goatee you're rockin suits you extremely well. edit: That I-16 would be in no better hands than yours, you guys are the kings of restorations and taking care of these pieces of history, i hope you get it.
Just so you know, I live for your videos!!!! Keep EM' Coming!!!!!!!!!
Both planes are great, but that Swordfish though!
I just love the I-16. Looks great and sounds awesome
I'm excited about your next Polikarpoc videos and I can only imagine your excitement from the acquisition! Another historic aircraft is about to get some solid treatment done. Good stuff!
Frank Tinker shot down the first Me109 in one of these planes in the Spainish Civil War. The following from Frank Tinker Wiki: "On May 3, 1937, Tinker was assigned to 1st Escuadrilla de Moscas, commanded by the Russian, Ivan Lakyeyev, flying the faster Polikarpov I-16 "Mosca" monoplane fighters. On June 2 and June 16, he shot down another CR.32. On July 13, he became the first pilot to shoot down one of the most modern German fighters, a Messerschmitt Bf 109A, near Madrid. It was piloted by Unteroffizier Guido Honess of 2. Staffel/Jagdgruppe 88 (2./J 88), flying a Bf 109A believed to be marked 6-4. Honess, who was killed in the ensuing crash, was the first German pilot to achieve three victories with this new type of aircraft. On July 17, Tinker shot down another Bf 109A. This first version of the Bf 109 was not a "good climber" and Tinker caught it from behind while the German pilot tried to gain altitude after a dive on him - a lethal mistake according to Tinker. The scene is described in detail in his book Some Still Live. His final victory was over a Fiat CR.32 on July 18, 1937. Tinker flew his last missions on July 29, 1937, then returned to the U.S. "
Didn't know that Frank Tinker was Communist.
Vas ist los? Zis Amerikaner says it's a "Me 109"! Nein! It's Bf 109, for World War II history buffs.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109
Gentlemen, bf-109 and me-109 are both correct. The Germans eventually used both.
Frank Tinker, from Dewitt Arkansas, fought on the side of the Spanish Republic, who were fighting General Francisco Franco, a Fascist aligned & Benito Mussolini. The war was known as a struggle between democracy and fascism, particularly due to the international political climate. Why does someone always take a political stance on such non-political subjects such as antique airplanes and their history
@@jamesstephenson352
Some people just have to put others in little boxes suppose.
Like yourself just enjoy the story, I never knew of Tinker.
Very fun to watch your acquisition process. Hope your bartering goes well. Glad you got her. Love your posts, sir.
I can’t believe you just walked right by that L-17 Navion without snapping that up. Best plane there, lol.
I love how Kermit very early on in every conversation regarding a possible acquisition, works into the conversation that the item’s really not something he should be spending money on; premised on not previously having the funds. I’m pretty sure Mr. K. Is negotiating in just about every conversation.
I'd love to see that Swordfish in person - thanks for showing it to us. Seeing all that fabric in those shots... wow. What a crazy plane to be delivering the results that it did!
I am new to your channel , but have always loved older propeller driven aircraft. My father was a squadron leader in the RCAF and I was exposed to some of these WW2 aircraft at a young age. Every time I look there is some other fascinating bit of aviation history you are involved with. Thank you for being you , much appreciated !
Thank you. Glad to have you. Welcome aboard. Be sure to subscribe.
These I-16s had no flaps, they were restored in the 90s, with the first arriving in NZ in late 96, and they were all together at Warbirds Over Wanaka in 1998, 2000 and 2002
They were a real treat to see and hear at Wanaka when they had 4-5 running at once, each like a Harley Davidson on steroids.
I just about knew Kermie would buy it, it's the first day of spring and he's got Spring Fever.
Congrats with a very special plane.. well done and thanks for sharing
Congratulations I’m glad some picked that bird up
Good addition to your collection and it will be better cared for under your watch. Can not wait to see the first flight and your thoughts on that....
Как говорили советские летчики" - Если научился летать на Ишаке (И- 16) то сможешь летать на палке!"
В умелых руках и хуй балалайка. Тут уметь нужно, техника за человека сама ничего не сделает.
Love that museum and they always have a great airshow.
this plane is legendary and revolutionary
There are my favorite planes, feel like they'd be so fun to fly...
All the best to you Mr. Weeks in everything you do.
I've been enjoying watching RUclips's "Wings of Russia" doc. 18 episodes of about 50 min. each.
Early on they say that the I 16 had a sliding canopy that no one liked. The sliding part slid FORWARD!! At 6:00 when looking at the cockpit edge at 10:00 and 2:00 it looks like canopy cover grooves. At 14:00 when the right door is closed it's at the perfect level. for the canopy to go over.
Note that the first BF109 ever shot down was done so by American Frank Tinker while flying a Soviet I 16 (in the Spanish civil war). Tinker and colleague Albert John Baumler were two loose cannons. Their bios are a hoot.
This was wonderful. Cheers, indeed...
This is awesome what you are doing, so many people what to forget the past. But you are wanting to preserve it!
Congratulations!
Few years ago I was at the CAF facility, hate to see current status
Keep up the work we genuinely appreciate what you do.
I got to get some of that rum.....
-Brad
"The Swordfish is a Looker..."
Heh. Well... the Stringbag is certainly... well, it's a "Spectacle", for sure. Let's put it that way. Good grief, the thing looks BIGGER than that Beech-18 sitting next to it! What a monster.
On another note, it's good to see a few Tomcats seemingly preserved in functional condition. I mean even if not technically flightworthy, at least the bureaucrats apparently didn't enforce that notion of sawing the dang things in half.
Thanks, it has been so long since I was there (I grew up only 2 hours East on I-20) but I definitely need to go again.
Loved the Stringbag and never imagined any were still intact...same goes for the I-16. Seeing you in the I-16 made it look like a go-cart with wings.
The Royal Navy Historic Flight still operates an airworthy Swordfish
You can see an original one flying each summer at Yeovilton Naval air Force Base in England,
Gotta agree with you at the end there about a better product: younger generations care about 'experiences' not hunks of aluminum/canvas gathering dust in a hangar. Perhaps the solution is VR (as much as I hate VR) - letting kids go along with you on a flight in real time.
I don't understand it. Seeing the aircraft in person is special, something you can't get through VR or whatever - every little detail, every little quirk of assembly that makes an airframe an individual. I grew up on combat flight sims but even the best of them just don't have what you get from real flight - it wasn't until I finally got some hours in real (albeit modern civvie) aircraft that I realised how big a difference it is. I never thought I'd want to fly anything but warbirds for real until then. I've got the stick from a MiG-21PFM sitting next to me right now just so I could hold a part of that history in my own hands, and it wasn't cheap. Nothing will ever come close to the real thing, and it's heartbreaking to think that as museums downsize or close, more and more of these machines will be lost to attrition.
This is a sweet plane. They always reminded me of an old cartoon plane that a black cat flew.
Was that "Felix the Cat"?
That Swordfish is super cool!
Congratulations on this deal! Best wishes for success in restoration, and all your projects you put your mind and hands to. The video was first rate. 👍🇺🇸
One of the pretties little planes ever made - looking forward to seeing this one in the air!
Great Video . . . . Thanks for the memories...
Looks like a good acquisition. Fantastic Video Mr Weeks.
agreed! ;)
I have really enjoyed fining this channel, so glad it is not "dumbed down" and appreciate your efforts. Hope to make it to your museum one day.
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I am a cadet of the caf at the midland army airfield and love to see that plane but it would be really cool to see it fly
Congrats on your newest addition to Fantacy of Flight, looking forward to seeing you getting back in the air !!!!!!
Loved the pep talk to the ROTC kids. Good advice!
Man, it'd be cool go to the museum with someone like you. You'd have a plethora of stories to tell about various aircraft
Hello and very nice video. Its sad to see the museum in that condition. I hooe you are able to get that plane and do great things with it...I look forward to seeing you fly it.
can't wait to see the I-16 when she makes it onto your show floor at fantasy of flight! i totally understand the whole thing about closing for most of the week... my grandpa and I had been going for years... and every time we go we see less and less people there. it's a shame... but that's the way the world is. we all have faith you'll figure something out to bring people back. good luck Kermit!
also maybe just advertise more? a lot of my friends locally had no idea about your museum, until I told them about it... even though we're all aviation enthusiasts.
You oughta get it! It's super cute plus it's the first more or less modern monoplane fighter with retracts.
Got it!
Do it! What a neat airplane.
Wow ! I love it. Beautiful Any Planes !! Flying Heaven for old warplanes and Past Brave Airmen pilots. Keep alive old planes to flying.
At Heaven, Airmen Pilots watching to you and old any planes. They will be happy.
We always enjoy a visit from Kermit weeks to the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Museums! For people who would like to learn more about this museum, here is a brief history. Midland, Texas was the location of the CAF Headquarters offices and CAF Airpower Museum. It was becoming increasingly difficult to run the museum and keep staff in a city the size of Midland. In 2015, the CAF Headquarter's staff moved offices to Dallas Executive Airport. The CAF Airpower Museum was put into the care of the local CAF members, a unit called the High Sky Wing. The High Sky Wing, re-curated the museum to focus on the local WWII heritage, which is the story of the Midland Army Airfield. Managed and run entirely by volunteers this museum is a condensed, but as you see in the video, highly interesting museum to visit. The full collection of artifacts that was in the former CAF Airpower Museum, was sent to secure temperature controlled storage to be used for future projects. One of the more famous exhibits, the Aviation Nose Art Collection, is on temporary exhibit at the EAA Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
On March 1, 2019, the CAF broke ground on a new building, called the Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center. This will be the first phase of a larger campus, to be called the CAF National Airbase, which will be located at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, TX. This campus will be a mixed use space with hangar, exhibit, and classroom space. The CAF has more than 60 locations nation-wide, about 10 of these locations have museums open to the public. Museum's range in size from small to very large. You can learn more about the CAF, check out the unit locations and what aircraft and artifacts are housed at each location by visiting the website at www.commemorativeairforce.org.
Great place. Highly recommend everyone to visit.
Cool. Thanks!
Kermit, I was at the '89 Ardmore 'Wings and Wheels'. On practice day Saturday I saw Stephen Gray and Tim Wallis talking about how Tim couldn't hold the Spitfire (Mk9?...Mk14?) tight in a turn. Stephen jumped in and put on a display that was incredible. I videotaped it. It's on my RUclips channel. (30 years hasn't been kind to the tape, sadly.) Stephen was about 40' off the deck, and under the control tower. Tim crashed it the next day, I believe. My father flew Spits, but died just before I taped Tim's one.
So sorry to hear that.
Oh, one of my favorite aircraft of all times! *holds thumbs*
Wonderful to see an I-16 again,i was at Warbirds over Wanaka airshow when Tim Wallis unveiled the I-16s and the I-153s to the public for the first time,what a amazing aircraft to watch fly in the hands of Mark Hanna and they had the most awesome exhaust sound that was unlike anything else flying that weekend,always, wondered what happened to these aircraft and if they are still flying somewhere....
I'm fortunate to have seen that Polikarpov fly before it was put on static display. Until this video, I never knew why the CAF grounded it. I'm glad it will likely fly again, thanks to Kermit Weeks.
When I was a kid in 65 I used to hang around Tew-Mac airport in Tewksbury, Massachusetts and there was a CAP unit assigned there. I got talking as several senior members were sitting outside drinking " soda " and shooting the bull. A rare aircraft for tew-mac landed and taxied over to our side. One of the CAP members right after it landed 3200 feet asphalt but a 100 foot wide strip of grass was next to it and that's where he landed said " 721 " .
I asked what 721 meant and everybody started chuckling,
Kid said the senior CAP member there, 721 simply means " just another frickin mustang ".
I wish I could remember the registration numbers on it as it was a P-51B.
I was told the term originated at the CAF when it was known by its original name, damned oh you can't say that anymore. If it wasn't for the original members that founded the CAF before it became a real museum it's a miracle we have anything from the greatest generation left.
I never laughed so hard in my life.
I wish you the best in your quest to acquire the aircraft you want.
Cheers!
Thanks Kermit, I feel like I was on this adventure with you.
The two brown books are engine logs, I can help you translating them if needed, Russian is my native language but I live in Australia for many years already.
get the polikarpov then come back for the swordfish :D
I wish we could talk him into a MiG-15 but I know he doesn't do jets.
Yes, we know he wants them all.
@HiWetcam Nope. He'd clearly like one though. Beautiful plane and perhaps the last actually useful biplane in war. (I suppose along with the Night Witches.)
@HiWetcam yes he has a Swordfish project........VERY long term though
@@AdmiralQuality The Gloster Glad was a useful biplane , and a fighter in some theaters . High performance for a biplane . >>>>>>
Gladiator aces
"The top scoring Gladiator aces flew it in North Africa and Greece, scoring most of their successes against Regia Aeronautica aircraft. The top ace was Flight Lieutenant Pat Pattle, from No. 80 Squadron, who got 15.5 confirmed air victories while flying the Gladiator (out of his 50+ kills), plus four probably destroyed and six damaged. Second was Pilot Officer William "Cherry" Vale, from No. 33 and 80 Squadrons, with ten individual kills, 1 shared kill, and 1.5 damaged. Flight Lieutenant Joe P. Fraser, from No. 112 Squadron, and Flight Sergeant Don S. Gregory, from Nos. 33 and 80 Squadrons, scored all of their kills (respectively, 9.5 and 8) flying the Gladiator. Sergeant C. E. "Cas" Casbolt, from No. 80 Squadron, shot down 7.5 enemy aircraft (plus one probably destroyed and 1.5 damaged).[118] Rhodesian pilot Caesar Hull scored five of his eight victories in a Gladiator during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940, including four in the same afternoon. He was the leading Allied pilot of the campaign.
Top Finnish Air Force ace with Gladiator was Captain Paavo Berg, who claimed 6 of his 11 victories with Gladiator. Warrant Officer Oiva Tuominen claimed 5 of his 44 victories with Gladiator. Several other FinnAF aces claimed also victories with Gladiator. """
Congrats on your new addition! Can't wait to see you fly her!
I see that here at our Air and Space museum. It's open 7 days a week for 8 hours so that is nice but there has been times I go there and I am the only one walking around. They do have temporary exhibits that change every couple months but sad to see so few visit. They do all kinds of things to try and get people in. Weddings, company parties, events, our RC clubs in the area hold indoor and outdoor events once or twice a year. It's amazing they make enough as large as it is to stay open.
Great to see one of the little Ratas in a good home ... from all accounts from the airshows in NZ a sobering and sometimes nether regions puckering little ship to fly. Great video.
When I was in high school our ROTC unit would go to the CAF hanger and help with a lot of utility task and even some hands on stuff with the static displays. that was in the late 70's early 80's. back then a lot of the CAF pilots were WW2 and Korean War Era combat pilots and their "war stories" were a treasure trove of information for a teen to absorb. oh yeah.. welcome to Midland/Odessa
Excellent as always, love the end... ‘Life is Good’
I've got to add this museum on my "to see" list. A lot of beautiful aircraft there for sure. I'm glad the polikarpov is joining the Weeks family and that Swordfish is a thing of beauty too. I think that WW2 VOLKSWAGEN KUBELWAGEN would look nice parked along the FIESELER STORCH at FOF on a nice static display. Great camera work and what a thrill it must to have been for those ROTC cadets to listen to a true American legend Mr. Weeks.
Thank you Kermit for all you do for this channel and us fans.
Forget the "static display", the Fiesler flies, the Polikcarpov will fly again, and if Kermit buys it, the Kublvagen will fly too.
Saw a Polikarpov fly at an air show in Russia and it’s just fabulous.
Bit baffled by the camo on that MiG, never seen that anywhere....
Buy it! I don't care if you bring it airworty, it is not a beauty but it scared the "Legion Condor" pilots. It's a piece of history. 👍
Perfect companion for the night witches PO-2 steed ...
Wow ,hope she will fly !!
I love this guy!! Keep up the good work Kermit!
The CAF is currently constructing new buildings at Dallas Executive Airport
I drive a journey my self. Love that car.
Had a revell or monogram model as a teen. I live in tampa. I've been to your place, excellent.🇺🇸
It looks like a "Widowmaker" to me all that wood, such short wings & fuselage. I bet it was very touchy on crosswind take offs & landings!!
It looks to me it is more a reproduction then restored aircraft. Dates are fuzzy and from the Russian "dark ages", internet information is hilarious ("restored by original factory", that would actually make it MiG-buerau, then, since it took it over Polikarpov after he fell out of favor, which is quite improbable) OTOH, one can always get new An-2 engine, or rob something with Right Cyclone engine, since AsH-62 is its descendant (being improved M-25).
@@docnele A lot of flying ww2 aircraft are made from new parts so you could also say theyre reproductions
@@liamarmstrong2142 No need to get defensive. I know how planes are rebuilt, and about all-new built Yaks that even continue serial numbers of the old batch. I am just commenting that the re-creation of this particular I-16 is not all that clear, which doesn't diminish its value. It will be interesting how the new rework will go.
@@docnele I was just simply stating a fact i wasnt getting defensive at all.