Grigorovich M-16

Infobox Aircraft
name=M-16


caption=
type=Reconnaissance flying boat
manufacturer=Shchetinin
designer=Dmitri Grigorovich
first flight=
introduced=1916
retired=1920s
status=
primary user=Russian navy
more users=Finnish Air Force
produced=
number built=40
unit cost=
developed from=Grigorovich M-9
variants with their own articles=

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.

Six M-16s fell into Finnish hands during the Russian Civil War. The first Finnish parachute jump was done on June 17, 1922 from a M-16 by a parachuter named E. Erho. The aircraft were flown until 1923.

Variants

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

Operators

;EST
Estonian Air Force;FIN
*Finnish Air Force;RUS
*Russian Navy

pecifications (M-16)

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop

ref=Thulinista Hornettiin

crew=2
capacity=
length main=8.60 m
length alt= ft in
span main=18.0 m
span alt= ft in
height main= m
height alt= ft in
area main=61.8 m²
area alt= ft²
airfoil=
empty weight main=1,100 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=1,450 kg
max takeoff weight alt= lb
more general=

engine (prop)=Salmson
type of prop=pusher
number of props=1
power main= kW
power alt=150 hp
power original=

max speed main=120 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, 4 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