Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Polikarpov I-15bis (Chaika) Single-Seat, Single-Engine Biplane Fighter.
1 x M-25V air-cooled radial piston engine developing 775 horsepower driving a two-bladed propeller unit at the nose.
Propulsion
230 mph
370 kph | 200 kts
Max Speed
31,168 ft
9,500 m | 6 miles
Service Ceiling
329 miles
530 km | 286 nm
Operational Range
2,500 ft/min
762 m/min
Rate-of-Climb