The first two-seat fighter of indigenous Soviet design,
the 2I-N1 (the designation signifying Dvukhmyestny
istrebitel, or two-seat fighter, with one Napier engine)
was ... read more ... |
Polikarpov 2I-N1 (DI-1) 1926 |
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Polikarpov Po-2 1928 |
Occupying a unique position in Soviet
aviation history, the Polikarpov U-2
primary trainer biplane had an inauspicious
start. The U-2TPK prototype,
which appeared in ... read more ... |
Trouble with the I-1 monoplane led Polikarpov to design a new fighter as a biplane, and in 1927 the I-3 ... read more ... |
Polikarpov I-3 1928 |
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Polikarpov DI-2 1929 |
Essentially a slightly scaled-up two-seat derivative of
the I-3, the DI-2 was powered by a similar 750hp BMW
VI 7,3 engine ... read more ... |
The first prototype of this diminutive single-seat unequal-span biplane flew on 29 April 1930. Power was provided by an imported ... read more ... |
Polikarpov I-5 1930 |
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With acceptance of the I-3 for series production, Polikarpov
and his team commenced work on a smaller,
lighter fighter, the I-6, powered ... read more ... |
Polikarpov I-6 1930 |
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Polikarpov I-15 1933 |
Rehabilitated in the eyes of the Soviet hierarchy by the
success of the I-5, Polikarpov initiated design of a
potential successor, ... read more ... |
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Polikarpov I-17 1935 |
The TsKB-15 single-seat fighter prototype was a diminutive low-wing monoplane of slim configuration, powered by an imported 626kW Hispano-Suiza 12Y ... read more ... |
Criticism of the "gulled" upper wing centre section of
the I-15, which restricted the pilot's view for take-off
and landing, led ... read more ... |
Polikarpov I-152 1937 |
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Despite an international trend away from the biplane
configuration for fighters by the mid 'thirties, the Soviet
Air Force vigorously demanded continuation ... read more ... |
Polikarpov I-153 1938 |
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Polikarpov I-180 1938 |
Developed from mid 1938 by Dmitrii L Tomashevich
(one of Polikarpov's deputies), the I-180 was originally
conceived with an all-metal structure. Limited ... read more ... |
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Polikarpov ITP 1942 |
In 1941, the Polikarpov OKB began work on an Istrebitel' Tyazhely
Pushechny - heavy cannon fighter - which was to mount ... read more ... |
To meet a requirement for a heavy escort fighter, or TIS
(Tyazhely istrebitel soprovozhdeniya), formulated in
the autumn of 1938, the Polikarpov ... read more ... |
Polikarpov TIS 1944 |
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