Grigorovich I-2

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name = I-2
type = Fighter
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designer = Grigorovich
first flight = 4 November 1924
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primary user = Soviet Air Forces
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developed from = Grigorovich I-1
variants with their own articles =The Grigorovich I-2 was a biplane fighter aircraft of the Soviet Union, the first indigenous fighter to enter service in substantial numbers. Developed from the Grigorovich I-1, it first flew on 4 November 1924, piloted by A.I. Zhukov. The M-5 engine was a Soviet copy of the Liberty L-12.

Production of the redesigned I-2bis was 211 aircraft. Production was performed by Aviation Repair Plant No.3 in Smolensk.

Operators

;USSR
* Soviet Air Forces

pecifications (I-2bis)

aircraft specifications
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crew=One, pilot
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length main= 7.32 m
length alt= 24 ft 0 in
span main= 10.80 m
span alt= 35 ft 5 in
height main= 3.00 m
height alt= 9 ft 10 in
area main= 23.4 m²
area alt= 252 ft²
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empty weight main= 1,152 kg
empty weight alt= 2,540 lb
loaded weight main= 1,575 kg
loaded weight alt= 3,472 lb
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engine (prop)= M-5
type of prop=water-cooled 45-degree V12 engine
number of props=1
power main= 298 kW
power alt= 400 hp
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max speed main=235 km/h
max speed alt= 147 mph
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range main= 600 km
range alt=374 miles
ceiling main= 5,340 m
ceiling alt= 17,515 ft
climb rate main= 420 m/min
climb rate alt= 1,377 ft/min
loading main= 67 kg/m²
loading alt=14 lb/ft²
power/mass main=0.19 kW/kg
power/mass alt=0.12 hp/lb
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armament=
* 2 × 7.62 mm PV-1 machine guns
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ee also

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* Grigorovich I-1
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I-1 -I-2 -
I-3 -
I-4 -
I-5
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* List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
* List of fighter aircraft
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External links

* [http://www.aviation.ru/DG/#I-2 D.Grigorovich page at www.aviation.ru]
* [http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/RAM/i-2grigo.html Russian Aviation Museum]
* [http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/vvs/from_pdf/grigorovich/css/grigorovich_1.htm Venik's Aviation]
* [http://www.airwar.ru/enc/fww1/i2.html I-2 page at airwar.ru] ru icon