Nikolai Polikarpov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nikolai Polikarpov

Russian and Soviet aerospace engineer

Date of Birth: 28-May-1892

Place of Birth: Oryol, Oryol Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1944

Profession: engineer, politician, aircraft pilot, aerospace engineer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov (Russian: ??????´? ??????´???? ??????´????; 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: ????, lit.
'donkey' phonetically close to its Russian: ?-16 or Russian: ?-???????????, romanized: I-shestnadtsat', lit.
'I-sixteen' designation) "Little Donkey" fighter.