I-1 (IL-400b), First Soviet Monoplane Fighter

Plastic kit for a Soviet monoplane Polikarpov I-1 (IL-400b)

• Scale 1:72
• Dimensions (built): Length 114 mm / Wingspan 150 mm
• 33 parts
• 1 marking option
• Clear parts included
• not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

I-1 (IL-400b) was the first fighter created in the USSR and the first airplane designed by N. N. Polikarpov. The unusual distinctive feature of IL-400 in twenties was the cantilever monoplane wing design.

The second prototype, named IL-400b, made its maiden flight July 18, 1924. During 1926-1927 12 serial fighters I-1 have commissioned.