Polikarpov I-185

The Polikarpov I-185 was a Soviet fighter aircraft designed in 1940. It was flown with three different engines but all of them were either insufficiently developed for service use or their full production was reserved for other fighters already in production. The I-185 program was cancelled after a yet another engine failure of the favored 2 000-horsepower (1 500 kW) Shvetsov M-71 radial on 27 January 1943.

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Soviet fighter was Polikarpov I-185 prototype which was more difficult to fly and less agile due to higher weight.2

Made by Polikarpov.

It is the successor of the Polikarpov I-180 .

The Polikarpov I-185 was a high performance fighter that almost entered production, before problems with its engine caused the project to be cancelled.3
The Polikarpov I-185 was a Soviet fighter aircraft designed in 1940.4
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
248.92000000000002
Predecessor
Polikarpov I-180
Length Alt
777.24
Power Alt
2
000 hp
Range Main
835.0
Loaded Weight Main
3500.0
Max Speed Alt
391 mph
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Loading Main
225
Power/mass Main
430
Developed From
Polikarpov I-180
Power/mass Alt
936.0000000000001
Height Main
2.50 m
Max Speed Main
630.0
Ceiling Main
11
000 m
Number Built
4
Loaded Weight Alt
7700.0
Armament
1200.0
Area Main
15.53 m²
Span Alt
980.44
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
Shvetsov M-71
Manufacturer
Status
First Flight
11
Origin
Soviet Union
National Origin
Soviet Union
Climb Rate Main
16.1 m-s
Power Main
1492.0
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
3150.0
Length Main
7.77 m
Span Main
9.80 m
Area Alt
167.1
Range Alt
520 mi
Empty Weight Main
2654.0
Ceiling Alt
36080.0
Category
Empty Weight Alt
5840.0
Loading Alt
46

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