Polikarpov I-180

The Polikarpov I-180 was a 1938 Soviet fighter aircraft prototype. It was the last attempt to extract performance from the basic Polikarpov I-16 design. The development cycle was plagued with problems and the death of the Soviet hero pilot Valery Chkalov in one of the prototypes effectively ended Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov's career as an aircraft designer.

The Polikarpov I-180 (Russian: И-180) was a 1938 Soviet fighter aircraft prototype. It was the last attempt to extract performance from the basic Polikarpov I-16 design.1

Made by Polikarpov.

It is the successor of the Polikarpov I-16 .

Height Main
2.45 m
Designer
Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov
Predecessor
Polikarpov I-16
Length Alt
701.04
Max Takeoff Weight Main
2650.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS* List of fighter aircraft
Range Main
900.0
Loaded Weight Main
2429.0
Height Alt
243.84
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Loading Main
151
Power/mass Main
Developed From
Polikarpov I-16
Power/mass Alt
756.0
Max Speed Main
585.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
5830.0
Ceiling Main
11
000 m
Number Built
10
Crew
one
pilot
Loaded Weight Alt
5344.0
Armament
457.2
Area Main
16.11 m²
Primary user
Related
*Polikarpov I-16*Polikarpov I-185*Polikarpov I-190
Span Alt
1008.38
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
1
100 hp
Engine(prop)
Tumansky M-88
Manufacturer
Status
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
15
Production End Year
1940
Climb Rate Main
16.7 m-s
Power Main
820.0
Production Start Year
1938
Climb Rate Alt
3280.0
Length Main
7.0 m
Span Main
10.09 m
Area Alt
173.34
Range Alt
33600.0
Similar Aircraft
*Yak-1*LaGG-3*Bf 109E*Macchi C.200*Fiat G.50*Bloch MB.152
Max Speed Alt
21780.0
Max Speed More
at altitude
Empty Weight Main
1815.0
Ceiling Alt
36080.0
Category
Produced
1938
Empty Weight Alt
3993.0
Loading Alt
31

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