10 inches wing span hand made model of Polikarpov I-17 fighter.
During 1933, the Polikarpov team began to work on an advanced single-seat fighter with a water-cooled engine and a top speed target of 500 km/h; it was estimated that a radial engine of contemporary design could not allow more than 450 km/h top speed.
First prototype flown in 1934.I-17 aircraft participated in combat operations in 1941.
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This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 10 June, 2004.