Polikarpov ITP

ITP
The M-2 prototype of the ITP
Role	Fighter Type of aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Polikarpov
First flight	23 February 1942
Status	Cancelled
Number built	2

The Polikarpov ITP (Istrebitel Tyazholiy Pushechniy; Russian: Истребитель Тяжелый Пушечный; Heavy Cannon Fighter) was a Soviet fighter prototype designed during World War II. Development was prolonged by the evacuation of the design bureau forced by the German advance on Moscow in the fall of 1941. By the time the second prototype was finished the Soviets had fighters with equivalent or better performance already in production and the program was cancelled.