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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Polikarpov I-153 "Chaika"

A certain star of the show was this Polikarpov I-153 "Chaika" ["Seagull"], a WW2 era Russian creation.

It's ugly [though not the most ugly - there's a worse aircraft coming in a later post], extremely noisy and has a rather less than impressive fuel endurance [it was shipped to Masterton in a crate...], but apart from those issues, it's a fantastic aircraft to watch [and listen to]. This was also the first time the aircraft had been seen in the North Island.

Polikarpov I-153 'Chaika'
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Polikarpov I-153 'Chaika'
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2 comments:

  1. Hawk_180k23 January 2007 at 22:06

    YEAH!! Those and the I-16 have a really nice, unique, sound! It was awesome to see 'em all in formation at Wanaka last year.

    Any I-16's make it?

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  2. Rodney23 January 2007 at 22:12

    Sorry - no I-16's unfortunately, only the I-153.

    They are impressive. I saw them at Wanaka in 2000. Stunning!

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