Shchetinin M-11

Shchetinin · Russia · first flew 1916 · fighter

The Shchetinin M-11, also known as the Grigorovich M-11, was a Russian single-seat fighter flying boat designed by Dmitry Grigorovich and built by Shchetinin.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Mid-mounted, straight
E — Engines	1 × piston, wing-mounted
F — Fuselage	7.6 m fuselage
T — Tail	Conventional

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Single-seat biplane flying boat with the pusher engine on struts below the upper wing
Forward-firing machine gun mounted in front of the cockpit
Twin skis under the forward hull and one under the tailplane for snow and ice operation

A small biplane flying boat with a pusher engine mounted on struts below the upper wing, a single open cockpit in the nose and a machine gun in front of the pilot.

Specifications

The Shchetinin M-11 has a length of 7.6 m (25 ft).
It has a wingspan of 8.75 m (29 ft).
Its maximum speed is 148 km/h (92 mph).
Typical crew: 1.

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History

The prototype was built in 1916 at the Shchetinin factory in Petrograd, originally as a two-seater with a 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine. Its poor performance led Grigorovich to develop a single-seat version with a 110 hp Le Rhône engine and a forward-firing machine gun. An order for 100 was cut to 60 because the aircraft handled badly when landing or alighting on water.

Variants

The small number of two-seat M-11s were used only as trainers; the single-seat version was the production model, with 60 built. The M-12 was an improved version with a redesigned hull and lower loaded weight, but it was 8 km/h slower and only a few were built.

Where you'll see it

Flown by the Imperial Russian Navy, and later by Soviet Naval Aviation and the Estonian Air Force.

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