Grigorovich M-16

what is it?

Grigorovich M-16 (alternative designation ShCh M-16, sometimes also Shchetinin M-16) was a successful Russian World War I-era biplane flying boat of the Farman type, developed from the M-9 by Grigorovich. Somewhat larger than the M-9, the M-16 was a version especially intended for winter operations, with better aerodynamic qualities.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 18 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 120 km/htop speed
• size 1,450 kgmax take-off weight
• built 40made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🚗Wingspan of 18 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

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introduced

1916

number built

40

role

reconnaissance flying boat

makers

Shchetinin

engines

1× Salmson P9

crew

2

length

8.6 m

wingspan

18 m

max take-off weight

1,450 kg

top speed

120 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,500 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.