٠٠:٠١:٢٦Mandatory credit: Siberian Aviation Research Institute
Russia’s only Soviet-made WWII-era fighter aircraft - Polikarpov I-16 - made a test flight in Novosibirsk on Tuesday as part of preparations for the 79th victory anniversary in the Great Patriotic War celebrated on May 9.
Footage features Russian test-pilot Vladimir Barsuk taking the aircraft into the sky, performing manoeuvres and landing.
According to the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after S.A. Chaplygin, the I-16 fighter parts were found in Russia’s Karelia and transported to Novosibirsk in 1992. The aircraft was presumably in service with the 155th Fighter Regiment based in Karelia and made an emergency landing in the summer of 1941.
"The second life of the I-16 began with a long search and restoration of the aircraft design drawings. Manufacturing and restoration of the aircraft’s components were carried out by the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association Plant named after V.P. Chkalov and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin," the institute’s press service specified.
Victory Day is traditionally celebrated on May 9 in Russia, marking the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. The day is observed with solemn events in many other countries around the world.
Russia’s only WWII-era I-16 fighter soars over Siberia ahead of V-day celebrations
Russia’s only Soviet-made WWII-era fighter aircraft - Polikarpov I-16 - made a test flight in Novosibirsk on Tuesday as part of preparations for the 79th victory anniversary in the Great Patriotic War celebrated on May 9.
Footage features Russian test-pilot Vladimir Barsuk taking the aircraft into the sky, performing manoeuvres and landing.
According to the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after S.A. Chaplygin, the I-16 fighter parts were found in Russia’s Karelia and transported to Novosibirsk in 1992. The aircraft was presumably in service with the 155th Fighter Regiment based in Karelia and made an emergency landing in the summer of 1941.
"The second life of the I-16 began with a long search and restoration of the aircraft design drawings. Manufacturing and restoration of the aircraft’s components were carried out by the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association Plant named after V.P. Chkalov and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin," the institute’s press service specified.
Victory Day is traditionally celebrated on May 9 in Russia, marking the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. The day is observed with solemn events in many other countries around the world.
Mandatory credit: Siberian Aviation Research Institute
Russia’s only Soviet-made WWII-era fighter aircraft - Polikarpov I-16 - made a test flight in Novosibirsk on Tuesday as part of preparations for the 79th victory anniversary in the Great Patriotic War celebrated on May 9.
Footage features Russian test-pilot Vladimir Barsuk taking the aircraft into the sky, performing manoeuvres and landing.
According to the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after S.A. Chaplygin, the I-16 fighter parts were found in Russia’s Karelia and transported to Novosibirsk in 1992. The aircraft was presumably in service with the 155th Fighter Regiment based in Karelia and made an emergency landing in the summer of 1941.
"The second life of the I-16 began with a long search and restoration of the aircraft design drawings. Manufacturing and restoration of the aircraft’s components were carried out by the Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association Plant named after V.P. Chkalov and Aviarestavratsiya company. The final assembly, ground and flight tests of the I-16 took place at the Siberian Aviation Research Institute named after Chaplygin," the institute’s press service specified.
Victory Day is traditionally celebrated on May 9 in Russia, marking the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. The day is observed with solemn events in many other countries around the world.