Polikarpov Aircraft

Polikarpov I-2bis 1923 Soviet-built analog of the DH-4/ DH-9 biplane bomber. ... read more ... Polikarpov R-1/R-2 1923 Polikarpov I-1M-5 (IL-400) 1923 read more ... A large single engine passenger aircraft, the prototype Polikarpov PM-1 flew ... read more ... Polikarpov PM-1 1925 Polikarpov MR-1 1925 The first two-seat fighter of indigenous Soviet design, the 2I-N1 (the designation signifying Dvukhmyestny istrebitel, or two-seat ... read more ... Polikarpov 2I-N1 (DI-1) 1926 Polikarpov Po-2 1928 Occupying a unique position in Soviet aviation history, the Polikarpov U-2 primary trainer biplane had an inauspicious start. ... read more ... Trouble with the I-1 monoplane led Polikarpov to design a new fighter as a biplane, ... read more ... Polikarpov I-3 1928 Polikarpov DI-2 1929 Essentially a slightly scaled-up two-seat derivative of the I-3, the DI-2 was powered by a ... read more ... The first prototype of this diminutive single-seat unequal-span biplane flew on 29 April 1930. Power ... read more ... Polikarpov I-5 1930 Polikarpov R-5 1930 An unequal-span two-seat biplane constructed largely of wood with fabric covering, ... read more ... With acceptance of the I-3 for series production, Polikarpov and his team commenced work on a ... read more ... Polikarpov I-6 1930 Polikarpov I-15 1933 Rehabilitated in the eyes of the Soviet hierarchy by the success of the I-5, Polikarpov ... read more ... The first prototype flew on December 21, 1933. A total of 6555 were built. read more ... Polikarpov I-16 1933 Polikarpov I-17 1935 The TsKB-15 single-seat fighter prototype was a diminutive low-wing monoplane of slim configuration, powered by ... read more ... Criticism of the "gulled" upper wing centre section of the I-15, which restricted the pilot's ... read more ... Polikarpov I-152 1937 Polikarpov VIT-1/VIT-2 1938 A total of 5 VIT-2 were built. read more ... Despite an international trend away from the biplane configuration for fighters by the mid 'thirties, the ... read more ... Polikarpov I-153 1938 Polikarpov I-180 1938 Developed from mid 1938 by Dmitrii L Tomashevich (one of Polikarpov's deputies), the I-180 was originally conceived ... read more ... Acceptance that the concept of the I-180 was outmoded coupled with the prospect of the ... read more ... Polikarpov I-185 1941 Polikarpov ITP 1942 In 1941, the Polikarpov OKB began work on an Istrebitel' Tyazhely Pushechny - heavy cannon fighter ... read more ... To meet a requirement for a heavy escort fighter, or TIS (Tyazhely istrebitel soprovozhdeniya), formulated in the ... read more ... Polikarpov TIS 1944