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What was the first fighter to include a 20mm?
The Dewoitine D.510?
Wasn't the I-16 the first operational fighter with retractable landing gear?
Avia B.534 should be in the list. Fokker D-XXXI should be in D-XXI, I presume?
Kris
Cr 32 under restoration
Great shot of the cockpit!
On the subject of 1935ish, I'd like to point out that the Morane MS. 405 first appeared in 1935, and in 1937 was voted the best fighter plane in the world after performing at the Brussel Air Ahow. After a few modifications, the MS-406 was put into mass production. The export versions were much better, doing away with the overly complicated radiator mechanisms of the domestic models.
How did the PZL11 fare against the Russians when the Poles were invaded by the Russians in 39 I can't seem to find any info on this
How did the PZL11 fare against the Russians when the Poles were invaded by the Russians in 39 I can't seem to find any info on this
Polikarpov I-16
Performance
• Maximum speed: 460 km/h (290 mph)
• Range: 440 km (275 mi)
• Service ceiling: 9,700 m (31,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 14.7 m/s (2,900 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 129 kg/m² (26 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.36 kW/kg (0.22 hp/lb)
Armament
• 4× fixed forward-firing 7.62 mm (.30 cal) ShKAS machine guns, a total of 3,100 rounds of ammunition.
• 6× RS-82 rockets or up to 100 kg (220 lb) of bombs