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To: razorbak
Polikarpov Po-2 Russian WW2 Fighter
20 posted on 07/11/2014 11:59:24 PM PDT by razorbak
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To: razorbak
Italian Fiat G-50 -- WW2
21 posted on 07/12/2014 12:01:50 AM PDT by razorbak
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To: razorbak

Looks like a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_I-16

modelled like various others after the Gee Bee racer...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gee_Bee_R-1

The I-16 came to have a Wright powerplant.


30 posted on 07/12/2014 5:05:59 AM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: razorbak

I’m html-retarded, so I’m not posting a picture, but that sucker looks almost as goofy as a GeeBee, which has to be right up there in competition for ugliest plane going (jet or prop category): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gee_Bee_Model_R


31 posted on 07/12/2014 5:19:59 AM PDT by Stosh
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