Gr-1 (Grushin-1) by P.D.Grushin

S
ingle-seat two-engine long range escort fighter of conventional twin-tail layout. Gr-1 was an all-metal aircraft with armored cockpit. It was very compact for two-engine plane (see table), and wing load was very high for the time (182kg/m2).
Gr-1 carried formidable barrel armament (salvo 3.7kg/sec), RS-82 or RS-132 rockets and 500kg of internal bombload.
Design process and construction were done in record short time (nine months). Static trials were performed in Spring 1941. War outbreak forced to stop flight tests and evacuate the aircraft. On the way train carrying Gr-1 was destroyed by the Luftwaffe bombers...
ReferencesLinks
  • "History of aircraft construction in the USSR" by V.B.Shavrov, Vol.2 p.50-51;
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    		• Technical data
    Type Gr-1
    Grushin-1
    Function Escort fighter
    Year 1941
    Crew 1
    Engines 2*1400hp AM-37
    Length ?m
    Wingspan 15.8m
    Wing area 42.0m2
    Loaded weight 7650kg
    Wing load 182kg/m2
    Power load 2.73kg/hp
    Speed at 0m 448km/h
    Speed at 7200m 595km/h
    Landing Speed 120km/h
    Range 1890km
    Ceiling 11700m
    Climb
    8000m 9.8min
    Armament
    Guns 4*7.62mm ShKAS
    2*20mm ShVAK
    Bombs 500kg
    Rockets 8*RS-82 or RS-132
    Created November 18, 1998
    by Alexandre Savine    		 Back to
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