- Grigorovich M-15
Infobox Aircraft
name=M-15
caption=
type=Reconnaissance flying boat
manufacturer=Shchetinin
designer=Dmitri Grigorovich
first flight=
introduced=
retired=1920s
status=
primary user=Russian navy
more users=Finnish Air Force
produced=
number built=80 planned
unit cost=
developed from=Grigorovich M-9
variants with their own articles=Grigorovich M-15 (alternative designation ShCh M-15, sometimes also Shchetinin M-15) was a successful Russian
World War I -era biplaneflying boat , developed from the M-9 by Grigorovich.The M-15 was a smaller version of the M-9 intended to replace the latter, however it was only built in small numbers due to shortage of the more powerful Hispano-Suiza engines. After the summer of 1917 it was mostly used as a trainer.
Two M-15s fell into Finnish hands during the Russian Civil War, having being left at
Åland andTurku . The Russian officer J.Herbert flew the Åland aircraft to mainland Finland and was awarded an officers title in theFinnish Air Force . Only the Åland aircraft was in flyworthy condition. The aircraft was flown until 1919.Operators
;FIN
*Finnish Air Force ;RUS
*Russian Navy pecifications (M-15)
aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=propref=Thulinista Hornettiin
crew=2
capacity=
length main=8.40 m
length alt= ft in
span main=11.9 m
span alt= ft in
height main= m
height alt= ft in
area main=44.0 m²
area alt= ft²
airfoil=
empty weight main=840 kg
empty weight alt= lb
loaded weight main= kg
loaded weight alt= lb
useful load main= kg
useful load alt= kg
max takeoff weight main=1,320 kg
max takeoff weight alt= lb
more general=engine (prop)=Hispano-Suiza
type of prop=pusher
number of props=1
power main= kW
power alt=140 hp
power original=max speed main=125 km/h
max speed alt= knots, mph
cruise speed main= km/h
cruise speed alt= knots, mph
stall speed main= km/h
stall speed alt= knots, mph
never exceed speed main= km/h
never exceed speed alt= knots, mph
range main= km
range alt= nm, mi, 5.5 h
ceiling main=3,500 m
ceiling alt= ft
climb rate main= m/s
climb rate alt= ft/min
loading main= kg/m²
loading alt= lb/ft²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main= W/kg
power/mass alt= hp/lb
more performance=armament=1x MG
avionics=
References
ources
Heinonen, Timo: "Thulinista Hornetiin - Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseon julkaisuja 3", Keski-Suomen ilmailumuseo, 1992, ISBN 951-95688-2-4
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