| Criticism of the "gulled" upper wing centre section of
the I-15, which restricted the pilot's view for take-off
and landing, led indirectly to major redesign of the
fighter as the I-152 (I-15bis). The structure was restressed
and extensively revised, a new Clark YH aerofoil
was adopted, the span and area of the upper wing were
increased, the wing centre section was carried above
the fuselage by a cabane of splayed N-struts, and the
775hp M-25V engine was enclosed by a long-chord
cowling. Fuel capacity was increased, but armament
remained four 7.62mm guns. The I-152 was first flown
early in 1937, production deliveries commencing mid-year. One of the first recipients of the I-152 was the
Chinese Central Government, which was assigned 186
from late 1937 through early 1938 (an additional 86
being supplied later), and 31 reached Spain in January 1939 (a further 62 being held at the French frontier, of
which 20 were subsequently released to the new
Nationalist government). One example was fitted with
two TK-3 turbo-superchargers as the I-152TK, one was
equipped with a pressure cabin (Germeticheskaya
kabina) as the I-152GK, and another was tested with
DM-2 ramjets as the I-152DM. Production of the I-152
was phased out early in 1939, having totalled 2,408
examples, 60 squadrons being equipped with this type
during 1939.
 | A three-view drawing (1280 x 830) |
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 1834 kg | 4043 lb |
Empty weight | 1310 kg | 2888 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 10.20 m | 33 ft 6 in |
Length | 6.27 m | 21 ft 7 in |
Wing area | 22.50 m2 | 242.19 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 364 km/h | 226 mph |
Range | 450 km | 280 miles |
GUILLERMO, e-mail, 05.12.2008 13:02 buen dia; soy Guillermo Le Bras aeromodelista a escala y me gustaria tener fotos de un avion real con algunos detalles como cabina, ametralladoras, conjunto de cola, mandos, etc. si toda esa informacion es posible se los agradeceria, un abrazo Guillermo reply |
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