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Summary: Polikarpov I-153 aircraft Airplane blueprint for the Polikarpov, I-153 ... Aviation history and aircraft blueprints/plans. The Polikarpov I-153 was a development of the I-15 (TsKB-3) first developed by Nikolai Polikarpov in 1933. The I-15 has been described as a classic biplane design - incorporating fabric covered wooden wings and a steel tube fuselage, powered by a 700hp Wright Cyclone SGR-1820. Entering production in 1934, the I-15 was combat tested in Spain in 1936 where it was rated on a par with the He-51, but less manouverable than the Cr-42. The aircraft were also delivered to the Chinese Air Force and fought against the Japanese.
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