Polikarpov R-5 - Specifications (1930 Production)

Specifications (1930 Production)

Data from The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft from 1875 - 1995

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 10.56 m (34 ft 7½ in)
  • Wingspan: 15.5 m (50 ft 10¼ in)
  • Height: 3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 50.2m² (540 ft²)
  • Empty weight: 1,969 kg (4,341 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 3,247 kg (7,158 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Mikulin M-17B water cooled V-12, 507 kW (680 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 228 km/h (123 kn, 142 mph)
  • Range: 800 km (432 nmi, 497 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 6,400 m (21,000 ft)
  • Wing loading: 64.7 kg/m² (13.3 lb/ft²)
  • Power/mass: 0.16 kW/kg (0.095 hp/lb)
  • Climb to 1000 m (3,300 ft): 2.1 min

Armament

  • 1 × fixed forward firing PV-1 machine gun and 1 × DA machine gun in rear cockpit
  • 250 kg (550 lb) bombs on bomb racks

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