Grigorovich M-5

Grigorovich M-5 (alternative designation Shch M-5 sometimes also Shchetinin M-5) was a successful Russian World War I-era two-bay unequal-span biplane flying boat with a single step hull designed by Grigorovich. It was the first mass production flying boat built in Russia.

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Grigorovich M-5 (alternative designation Shch M-5, sometimes also Shchetinin M-5) was a successful Russian World War I-era two-bay unequal-span biplane flying boat with a single step...2

Made by Shchetinin.

It is the successor of the Curtiss Model K (aircraft) .

It was the first land-based fighter developed by the Grigorovich Design Bureau, who had previously concentrated on water-borne aircraft such as the Grigorovich M-5 of 1914. ~ INS Kursura (S20) was a Kalvari-class diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy.3
More Users
Finnish Air Force
Jet Or Prop
prop
Designer
Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich
Predecessor
Curtiss Model K (aircraft)
Length Alt
28
Max Takeoff Weight Main
960.0
Power Alt
100 hp
Height Alt
ft in
Type Of Prop
rotary piston
Loading Main
25
Power/mass Main
Developed From
Curtiss Model K (aircraft)
Power/mass Alt
180.0
Height Main
m
Max Speed Main
105.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
2116.0
Ceiling Main
3
300 m
Number Built
ca 300
Crew
2
Retired
1920.0
Armament
457.2
Area Main
37.90 m²
Primary user
Span Alt
44
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
Gnome Monosoupape
Manufacturer
First Flight
1915
Climb Rate Main
576.0
Power Main
75.0
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
3280.0
Length Main
8.60 m
Span Main
13.62 m
Area Alt
408.0
Range Alt
14400.0
Max Speed Alt
65 mph
Empty Weight Main
660.0
Ceiling Alt
10825.0
Category
Empty Weight Alt
1455.0
Loading Alt
5

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