Grigorovich flying boats of WW1 (original) (raw)

The pusher biplanes (designed by Grigorovich and produced at Schetinin's factory, made of wood and fabric) were to capable of operating both at seas and rivers alike and were used in world war I and Russian civil war. These flying boats were armed with a turreted machinegun and bombs; some M-9 were outfitted with the 37mm gun. The M-11 flying boats were the 1-seater fighters, armed with a fixed MG and partially armoured (4-6 mm). The M-15 was the winter flying boats, it could be mounted on the skis. The M-16 was the hydroplane.

Specifications of WW1 Russian Flying Boats

name	year	built	engine	crew	empty weight	ready weight	max speed	climb to 1km	climb to 2km	ceiling	flight time
M-5	1915	~ 200	100 hp	2	660 kg	960 kg	105 kmph	9.9 min	25.5 min	3300 m	4 hours
M-20	1916	~ 80	125 hp	660 kg	960 kg	115 kmph	9 min	22 min	3500 m	4 hours
M-9	1915	~ 500	140 hp	3	1060 kg	1610 kg	105 kmph	13 min	35 min	3000 m	5 hours
1916	150 hp	1060 kg	1540 kg	110 kmph	12 min	30 min	3000 m	3.5 hours
M-11	1916	61	110 hp	1	676 kg	926 kg	148 kmph	11 min	25 min	3000 m	2.7 hours
M-12	1916	2	620 kg	870 kg	140 kmph	6 min	12 min	4000 m	2.7 hours
M-15	1916	54	140 hp	2	840 kg	1320 kg	125 kmph	8.5 min	20 min	3500 m	5.5 hours
M-16	1916	40	150 hp	2	1100 kg	1450 kg	110 kmph	15 min	4 hours
M-24	1923	40	260 hp	2	1280 kg	1740 kg	160 kmph	4 hours