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Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov | |
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| Николай Николаевич Поликарпов | |
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| Born | 9 June [O.S. 28 May] 1892 |
| Died | 30 July 1944 (aged 52) |
| Nationality | Russian Empire Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Aeronautical engineering |
| Employer(s) | Polikarpov Design Bureau |
| Significant design | Po-2, I-15, I-16 |
Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov (Russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Полика́рпов; 9 June [O.S. 28 May] 1892 – 30 July 1944) was a Soviet aeronautical engineer and aircraft designer, known as the "King of Fighters". He designed the I-15 series of fighters, and the I-16 Ishak (Russian: ишак, lit. 'donkey' phonetically close to its Russian: И-16 or Russian: И-шестнадцать, romanized: I-shestnadtsat', lit. 'I-sixteen' designation) "Little Donkey" fighter.