Hi everybody,
the researchs done by Massimo for his new pages on I-16 make me realized that I had make a mistake on my UTI-4 with M-25v engine. Even if this type did not have ski recesses, the M25v engine needed ventilation and the UTI-4 had small vents in the undercowling. I could have seen this before, as I photographed a DB 605 in Vantaa museum some years ago, and behind the engine, the UTI-4 with its the vents is clearly vivisble.
Here are the corrections made on my UTI-4
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To complete my UTI collection , I have built the UT-2, scratch from a ICM type 24.
Massimo also informed me of the publication of articles by Andrey Averin in M-hobby about the type 12 and I-163.
I have already built the Type 12 prototype, but I was happy to read about the twelve production aircrafts.
Here is the Type 12 12219
and the I-163-1
and my models
First , I have corrected the karman trailing edge was straight and not curved
then modified the ICM type 24 to built the type 12 and I-163-1
Type 12
And I-163-1
Landing gear, close to the one of I-17
Regards
Bernard