Grigorovich M-16

M-16
Grigorovich GASN
Role	Reconnaissance flying boat
Manufacturer	Shchetinin
Designer	Dmitri Grigorovich
Introduction	1916
Retired	1920s
Primary users	Russian navy Finnish Air Force
Number built	40
Developed from	Grigorovich M-9

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. The M-16 was a version especially intended for winter operations, with better aerodynamic qualities. It was somewhat larger than the M-9.

Wartime use

Six M-16s fell into Finnish hands during the Russian Civil War. The first Finnish parachute jump was made on June 17, 1922 from a M-16 by Eero Erho. The aircraft were flown until 1923. One additional plane was captured by the fledgling Estonian Air Force.

Variants

• M-16 : Two-seat reconnaissance floatplane.
• GASN : Four-seat twin-float torpedo-bomber floatplane. Built in small numbers.

Operators

 Estonia

• Estonian Air Force

 Finland

• Finnish Air Force

 Russia

• Imperial Russian Navy

 Soviet Union

• Soviet Naval Aviation

Specifications (M-16)

Data from Thulinista Hornettiin

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 8.60 m (ft in)
• Wingspan: 18.0 m (ft in)
• Height: m (ft in)
• Wing area: 61.8 m² (ft²)
• Empty weight: 1,100 kg (lb)
• Useful load: kg (kg)
• Loaded weight: kg (lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 1,450 kg (lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Salmson pusher, kW (150 hp)

Performance

• Never exceed speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Maximum speed: 120 km/h (knots, mph)
• Cruise speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Stall speed: km/h (knots, mph)
• Range: km (nm, mi, 4 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grigorovich aircraft.

• Heinonen, Timo: Thulinista Hornetiin - Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseon julkaisuja 3, Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo, 1992, ISBN 951-95688-2-4