Polikarpov I-15 - Specifications (I-15 M-22)

Specifications (I-15 M-22)

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 6.10 m (20 ft)
• Wingspan: 9.75 m (32 ft)
• Height: 2.20 m (7 ft 3 in)
• Wing area: 23.55 m² (236 ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,012 kg (2,231 lb)
• Loaded weight: 1,415 kg (3,120 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × M-22 radial engine, 353 kW (473 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 350 km/h (220 mph)
• Range: 500 km (310 mi)
• Service ceiling: 7,250 m (23,800 ft)
• Rate of climb: 7.6 m/s (1,490 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 65 kg/m² (13 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.25 kW/kg (0.15 hp/lb)

Armament

• 4 × fixed forward-firing 7.62 mm PV-1 machine guns or
• 2 × fixed forward-firing 12.7 mm BS machine guns
• Up to 100 kg (220 lb) of bombs or
• 6 × RS-82 rockets