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Spanish
Civil War polikarpov
I-16 TYPE 5-10
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Initial
experiences with the type 10 were
ambiguous. The new landing flaps proved to be a
deathtrap of the worst sort. They deployed very
rapidly and caused a string of accidents which
resulted in their deactivation on service
aircraft.Although it was given the nickname
"Super Mosca". The performance of the type 10 in
Spain was a disappointment to FARE (Fuerzas
Aéreas de la República Española = Spanish
Republican Air Force) pilots who had been hoping
for an improvement in altitude performance. | |
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