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The Polikarpov I-16 is and the first in the world to go into service combining cantilever monoplane wings with retractable landing gear. It was also the greatest fighter of its day, but it was slightly marred by being tricky to fly and dangerous to an inexperienced pilot.

By 1930, the Soviet Union was looking at increasing its number of fighter aircraft and, at the same time, investigating new forms of armament and aircraft designs. Almost all the world's fighters were biplanes but to...

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