Polikarpov I-6

I-6
Role	Fighter Type of aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Polikarpov
Designer	Nikolai Polikarpov
First flight	30 March 1930
Status	prototype
Number built	2

The Polikarpov I-6 was a Soviet biplane fighter prototype of the late 1920s. It was designed with traditional wooden construction in comparison with the wood and steel tube construction Polikarpov I-5. Its development took longer than planned and the lead designer, Nikolai Polikarpov, was arrested for industrial sabotage, which only further delayed the project. Only two prototypes were built, as the I-5 was selected for production.