| M-15 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Reconnaissance flying boat |
| Manufacturer | Shchetinin |
| Designed by | Dmitri Grigorovich |
| Retired | 1920s |
| Primary users | Russian navy Finnish Air Force |
| Number built | 80 planned |
| Developed from | Grigorovich M-9 |
Grigorovich M-15 (alternative designation ShCh M-15, sometimes also Shchetinin M-15) was a successful Russian World War I-era biplane flying boat, developed from the M-9 by Grigorovich. Polish Aviation Museum (Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego w Krakowie is a large Museum of old Aircraft and aircraft engines in Kraków, Poland An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts Shchetinin (Russian Щетинин was the first Russian aviation company The Russian Navy or VMF ( Russian: Военно-Морской Флот (ВМФ России- Voyenno-Morskoy Flot Rossii (VMF or literally Military Maritime The Finnish Air Force (FAF ( Finnish: Ilmavoimat, Swedish: Flygvapnet) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All A flying boat is a specialised form of Aircraft that is designed to take off from and land on water using its Fuselage as a floating hull. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Grigorovich was a Soviet aircraft design bureau, headed by Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich.
The M-15 was a smaller version of the M-9 intended to replace the latter, however it was only built in small numbers due to shortage of the more powerful Hispano-Suiza engines. After the summer of 1917 it was mostly used as a trainer.
Two M-15s fell into Finnish hands during the Russian Civil War, having being left at Åland and Turku. Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the The Russian officer J. Herbert flew the Åland aircraft to mainland Finland and was awarded an officers title in the Finnish Air Force. The Finnish Air Force (FAF ( Finnish: Ilmavoimat, Swedish: Flygvapnet) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. Only the Åland aircraft was in flyworthy condition. The aircraft was flown until 1919.
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Operators
Specifications (M-15)
Data from Thulinista Hornettiin
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 8. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Finnish Air Force (FAF ( Finnish: Ilmavoimat, Swedish: Flygvapnet) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Russian Navy or VMF ( Russian: Военно-Морской Флот (ВМФ России- Voyenno-Morskoy Flot Rossii (VMF or literally Military Maritime 40 m (ft in)
- Wingspan: 11. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 9 m (ft in)
- Height: m (ft in)
- Wing area: 44. 0 m² (ft²)
- Empty weight: 840 kg (lb)
- Loaded weight: kg (lb)
- Useful load: kg (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,320 kg (lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Hispano-Suiza pusher, kW (140 hp)
Performance
- Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Maximum speed: 125 km/h (knots, mph)
- Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
- Range: km (nm, mi, 5. The Maximum Takeoff Weight or Maximum Takeoff Mass of an Aircraft is the maximum weight at which the pilot of the aircraft is allowed to attempt to take off In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such In Aviation, V-speeds or Velocity-speeds are standard terms used to define Airspeeds important or useful to the operation of Aircraft, such For other uses see Stall. In Aerodynamics, a stall is a sudden reduction in the lift forces generated by an Airfoil The maximal total range is the distance an Aircraft can fly between Takeoff and Landing, as limited by fuel capacity in powered aircraft or cross-country 5 h)
- Service ceiling 3,500 m (ft)
- Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)
- Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: W/kg (hp/lb)
Armament 1x MG
References
Sources
Heinonen, Timo: Thulinista Hornetiin - Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseon julkaisuja 3, Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo, 1992, ISBN 951-95688-2-4
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