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1930-ies– "Golden age" of fighter-biplanes. In the Soviet Union, they were designed N. N. Polikarpov– "the king of fighters". The first Soviet large-scale I-5 fighter was created by him in 1930.
the Next biplane fighter was the I-15 aircraft. Its main feature - the center section of the upper wing in the form of "Seagull". The aircraft had outstanding maneuverability and was the best in the world for this characteristic.
Further development of I-15 became I-15bis. Its main differences were the "normal" center wing of the upper wing and the hood type NACA. Serial production of the I-15bis began in 1937 and continued until 1939.
I-16 was the world's first high-speed fighter. Free-carrying monoplane with retractable landing gear And-16 was created N. N. Polikarpov in 1933. At the beginning of the great Patriotic war And-16 types 18, 24, 28 were the most common fighters in the red army air force and endured the brunt of the fighting in 1941.
One of the most popular and well-known aircraft in the history of world aviation was the U-2 design N. N. Polikarpova. Since the early 30s, the U-2 has become a real "flying Desk" for thousands of Soviet pilots.
During the Second World war, the U-2 installed weapons. The aircraft, which received the designation U-2VS, was successfully used as a light night bomber. In 1944, the aircraft was renamed Po-2.
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