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Polikarpov I-180
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Polikarpov I-180

Fighter aircraft

Country of origin Soviet Union
ManufacturerNikolai Polikarpov
The Polikarpov I-180 (Russian: И-180) was a 1938 Soviet fighter prototype. It was the last attempt to extract performance from the basic Polikarpov I-16 design. The development cycle was plagued with problems, especially with the death of the star Soviet test pilot Valery Chkalov in one of the prototypes.

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Specifications

Introduced
1938
First flight
1938

Countries that use it (1)

Soviet Air Forces

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