Grigorovich M-9

what is it?

The Grigorovich M-9 (alternative designation ShCh M-9, sometimes also Shchetinin M-9) was a Russian World War I-era biplane flying boat, developed from the M-5 by Grigorovich. The first M-9 was ready in 1915 and its maiden flight was carried out on January 9, 1916, at Baku. On September 17, 1916, the test pilot Jan Nagórski became the first to make a loop with a flying boat.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · biplane · 16 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 110 km/htop speed
• size 1,610 kgmax take-off weight
• built 500made 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

• 🎂First flew 111 years ago, in 1915.
• 🚗Wingspan of 16 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

1915

number built

500

role

reconnaissance flying boat

origin

Russian Empire

makers

Shchetinin

engines

1× Salmson P9

crew

2

length

9 m

wingspan

16 m

max take-off weight

1,610 kg

top speed

110 km/h

range

—

wings

biplane

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