Gribovsky G-5

what is it?

The Gribovsky G-5 (Russian: Грибовский Г-5) was a small, low powered Russian single seat sports aircraft from the late 1920s.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 130 km/htop speed
• range 350 kmwithout refuelling
• size 270 kgmax take-off weight

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 98 years ago, in 1928.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9 m: about 2 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

1928

number built

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role

single seat light sports aircraft

origin

🇷🇺 Soviet Union

makers

Vladislav Gribovsky

engines

1× Blackburne Tomtit

length

5 m

wingspan

9 m

max take-off weight

270 kg

top speed

130 km/h

range

350 km

ceiling

4,500 m

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