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. Somewhat larger than the M-9, the M-16 was a version especially intended for winter operations, with better aerodynamic qualities.
M-16 | |
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Role | Reconnaissance flying boat |
Manufacturer | Shchetinin |
Designer | Dmitri Grigorovich |
Introduction | 1916 |
Retired | 1920s |
Primary users | Russian navy Finnish Air Force |
Number built | 40 |
Developed from | Grigorovich M-9 |
Six M-16s fell into Finnish hands during the Russian Civil War. The first Finnish parachute jump was made on June 17, 1922 from a M-16 by Eero Erho. The aircraft were flown until 1923. One additional plane was captured by the fledgling Estonian Air Force.
Data from Thulinista Hornetiin – 75 vuotta Suomen ilmavoimien lentokoneita,[1] Grigorovich Flying Boats[2]
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