| MRL-1 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Reconnaissance flying boat Type of aircraft |
| Designer | Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich |
| First flight | 2 June 1925 |
| Primary user | Soviet Navy |
| Number built | 1 |
TheGrigorovich MRL-1 was a long-range reconnaissance flying boat designed by the Grigorovich Design Bureau for theSoviet Navy in the mid-1920s.
The MRL-1 had a very elegant and clean appearance, but the hull construction was very expensive due to the overuse of expensive redwood, and therefore seriously overweight. Gunner position was located right behind the propeller.[1]
Although speed requirements were fulfilled, the ceiling and climb were unacceptably poor, and the flawed hull design precipitated 'wave pushing' and delayed takeoff. Therefore, the MRL-1 was not accepted for production, the lone airframe instead spending its career with the White Sea Fleet.[citation needed]
Data from ,[2] Aircraft of the Soviet Union : the encyclopaedia of Soviet aircraft since 1917[3]
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