Grigorovich I-2
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| I-2 | |
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| Type | Fighter |
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| Designed by | Grigorovich |
| Maiden flight | 4 November 1924 |
| Primary user | Soviet Air Forces |
| Developed from | Grigorovich I-1 |
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.
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[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (I-2bis)
General characteristics
- Crew: One, pilot
- Length: 7.32 m (24 ft 0 in)
- Wingspan: 10.80 m (35 ft 5 in)
- Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
- Wing area: 23.4 m² (252 ft²)
- Empty weight: 1,152 kg (2,540 lb)
- Loaded weight: 1,575 kg (3,472 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× M-5 water-cooled 45-degree V12 engine, 298 kW (400 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 235 km/h (147 mph)
- Range: 600 km (374 miles)
- Service ceiling 5,340 m (17,515 ft)
- Rate of climb: 420 m/min (1,377 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 67 kg/m² (14 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 0.19 kW/kg (0.12 hp/lb)
Armament
- 2 × 7.62 mm PV-1 machine guns
[edit] See also
Related development
- Grigorovich I-1
Related lists
[edit] External links
- D.Grigorovich page at www.aviation.ru
- Russian Aviation Museum
- Venik's Aviation
- I-2 page at airwar.ru (Russian)
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