Grigorovich M-5

Grigorovich M-5 (alternative designation Shch M-5, sometimes also Shchetinin M-5) was a successful Russian World War I-era two-bay unequal-span biplane flying boat with a single step hull, designed by Grigorovich. It was the first mass production flying boat built in Russia.

M-5
Role Reconnaissance flying boat
National origin Russia
Manufacturer Shchetinin
Designer Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich
First flight 1915
Retired 1920s
Primary users Imperial Russian Navy
Finnish Air Force
Number built c. 300
Developed from Grigorovich M-4
Variants Grigorovich MUR-1
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