Moskalyev SAM-5
| Moskalyev SAM-5 | |
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| Role | Transport and air ambulance monoplane |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Moskalyev |
| Designer | Aleksandr Moskalyev |
| First flight | 1930s |
| Number built | 40 |
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The Moskalyev SAM-5 was a 1930s Soviet transport or air ambulance monoplane designed by Aleksandr Moskalyev.[1] The type served in small numbers in the Second World War as an air ambulance.[1]
Development and design
The SAM-5 was a cantilever high-wing monoplane with fixed conventional landing gear and an enclosed cabin for a pilot and four passengers.[1] The first prototype was built using stressed-skin light alloy construction but it had problems with the quality of workmanship in what was an unfamiliar material.[1] The second-prototype SAM-5bis was built using plywood and fabric and had wing bracing and a more slender fuselage.[1] After testing 37 production aircraft were built and they were delivered from 1937 as air ambulances with room for three patients and an attendant.[1]
Moskalyev then worked on an improved variant, the SAM-5-2bis, tested with a 200 hp (149 kW) engine; the aircraft established distance and height records.[1] An order was placed for 200 of the improved variant, again for use as an air ambulance but they were never built.[1]
Specifications (SAM-5bis)
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 3 patients and one attendant
- Length: 8.00 m (26 ft 3 in) approx
- Wingspan: 12.50 m (41 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 24.00 m2 (258.3 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 710 kg (1,565 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 1,219 kg (2,687 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Shvetsov M-11 five-cylinder radial piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 173 km/h (107 mph; 93 kn)
- Range: 900 km (559 mi; 486 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 2,800 m (9,186 ft)
See also
- Related lists
References
Notes
Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.