Moskalyev SAM-5

Moskalyev SAM-5
Role	Transport and air ambulance monoplane
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Moskalyev
Designer	Aleksandr Moskalyev
First flight	1930s
Number built	40

The Moskalyev SAM-5 was a 1930s Soviet transport or air ambulance monoplane designed by Aleksandr Moskalyev.^[1] The type served in small numbers in the Second World War as an air ambulance.^[1]

Development and design

The SAM-5 was a cantilever high-wing monoplane with a fixed convention landing gear and an enclosed cabin for a pilot and four passengers.^[1] The first prototype was built using a stressed-skin light alloy construction but it had problems with the quality of workmanship in what was an unfamiliar material.^[1] The second-prototype SAM-5bis was built using ply and fabric and had wing bracing and a more slender fuselage.^[1] After testing 37 production aircraft were built and they were delivered from 1937 as air ambulances with room for three patients and an attendant.^[1]

Moskalyev then worked on an improved variant the SAM-5-2bis tested with different 200hp (149kW) engine the aircraft established distance and height records.^[1] An order was placed for 200 of the improved variant again for use an air ambulance but they were never built.^[1]

Specifications (SAM-5bis)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 3 patients and one attendant
• Length: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in) approx
• Wingspan: 12.50 m (41 ft 0 in)
• Wing area: 24.00 m² (258.3 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 710 kg (1,565 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,219 kg (2,687 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Shvetsov M-11 five-cylinder radial piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 173 km/h (107 mph; 93 kn)
• Range: 900 km (559 mi; 486 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 2,800 m (9,186 ft)

References

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Orbis 1985, p. 2560

Bibliography

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.