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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.