| Manufacturer |
Grigorovich |
English Electric |
| Description |
The Grigorovich ROM-2 (bureau designation MR-3; military designation MDR-1) was a long-range reconnaissance flying boat designed by the Grigorovich Design Bureau for the Soviet Navy in the late 1920s. |
The English Electric P.5 Kingston was a British twin-engined biplane flying boat built by English Electric. |
| First Flight |
1929-01-01 |
1924-01-01 |
| Designer |
Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich |
W.O. Manning |
| Type |
|
Reconnaissance and anti-submarine flying boat |
| Length (m) |
17.4 |
16.08 |
| Height (m) |
|
6.38 |
| Cockpit Crew |
4 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
180 |
169 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
4500 |
2760 |
| Armament |
4 × machine guns |
3× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis machine gun; Up to 1,040 lb (472 kg) of bombs |
| Endurance (h) |
5 |
8 |
| Number Built |
1 |
6 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × BMV VI V-cylinder inline engine, 372 kW (499 hp) each |
2 × Napier Lion IIIB 12-cylinder piston, 336 kW (451 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Soviet Navy |
Royal Air Force |
| Status |
|
Prototype |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigorovich_ROM-2 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Kingston |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
26.8 |
26.07 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
108.2 |
119.2 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Napier Lion |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |