Polikarpov I-185
The Polikarpov I -185 (Russian Поликарпов И -185 ) was a Soviet fighter aircraft at the beginning of the 1940s. Although they had good flight performance, it was not produced in series, probably because her designer Nikolai Polikarpov had fallen out of favor with Joseph Stalin.
History
When Stalin personally ordered to discontinue development of the Polikarpov I -180, Polikarpov developed in just three months, the completely revised I- 185th In April 1940, two copies, equipped with an M- 90 engine, completed. Four more copies were equipped with the newly released M-71 and M -82 engines. The beginning of the Great Patriotic War and the consequent evacuation of the Polikarpov - work into the hinterland delayed the start of testing for almost a year. It was only on February 10, 1942, the I- 185M -71 could launch its first flight, the I- 185M -82 followed on June 13.
The machines were then tested experimentally with the 728th Fighter Regiment under real battle conditions and the Lavochkin La -5 used at that time were found to be equal, if not superior.
1943 was a as I- 187 designated project planning, which should get a M-71 drive with adjustable cowl flaps. Realized it was no longer.