Fightersfighter aircraft model by Grigorovich
Grigorovich I-Z
The Grigorovich I-Z was a fighter aircraft developed in the Soviet Union during the 1930s. Advances in aircraft survivability thanks to all-metal construction and self-sealing and inert gas-filled fuel tanks led to experimentation with large-caliber weapons to shoot them down. In Soviet Union, Leonid Kurchevsky developed a series of recoilless rifles in various calibers and in 1930 was decided to adapt the 76.2 mm (3 in) weapons for aircraft use.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Moscow Aviation Plant № 39
- Category
- Fighters
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- First flight
- 1931-01-01
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 140 kt
- Max speed
- 140 kt
- Range
- 320 nm
- Service ceiling
- 23,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 3,633 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,601 lb
- Powerplant
- Shvetsov M-22
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 25.1 ft
- Wingspan
- 37.8 ft
- Number built
- 73
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.