Shchetinin (Russian: Щетинин) was the first
Russia
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n aviation company. It was founded in
St. Petersburg
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in 1910 under the name Pervoye Rossiyskoye Tovarishchestvo Vozdukhoplavaniya S. S. Shchetinin i Ko (First Russian Aeronautical Company S. S. Shchetinin and Co.). The company was led by the famous pilot S. S. Shchetinin and the lead designer was
Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich
Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich (, ) (born in Kiev, Russian Empire, now Ukraine, 25 January (6 February) 1883, died 26 July 1938 in Moscow) was a Ukrainian, Russian, and Soviet aircraft designer
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. The company focused mainly on a series of
flying boats
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, which initially were modeled after the American aircraft
Curtiss Model K. A lengthy series of aircraft, starting with the designation letter "M" (Marine) followed. Famous aircraft were the
M-5,
M-9,
M-11/M-12,
M-15 M15 or M-15 may refer to:
In science
* Messier 15 (M15), a globular cluster in the constellation Pegasus
In firearms and military equipment
* M15 mine, a United States anti-tank mine
* M15 rifle, a variant of the M14, a United States military ri ...
,
M-16 and M-24/M-24bis.
History
The plant was founded by Sergey Sergeevich Shchetinin, a lawyer from St. Petersburg. It was called "First Russian Aeronautical Company S. S. Shchetinin and Co. (PRTV)".
During the First World War
By the summer of 1914 the plant was mainly producing licensed and unlicensed copies of French aircraft. They were created for the needs of the Ministry of War. The first experimental domestic seaplanes of D.P. Grigorovich's design were built.
During the war the plant established the production of non-aviation products; sanitary buggies, boxes for shells and spare wheels were produced at the plant.
Aircraft
:''See
Grigorovich (design bureau) Grigorovich, in its original language: (), is a patronymic meaning "Son of Grigory" and may refer to:
People
* Dmitry Grigorovich (1822–1900), a Russian writer
*Dmitry Pavlovich Grigorovich (1883–1938), a Soviet aircraft designer
* Ivan Grigor ...
for a full list of aircraft.''
References
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Aircraft manufacturers of the Soviet Union
Manufacturing companies based in Saint Petersburg