The Grigorovich I-2 was a
biplane fighter aircraft of the Soviet Union, the first indigenous fighter to enter service in substantial numbers. Developed from the Grigorovich I-1, it first flew on 4 November 1924, piloted by A.I. Zhukov. The M-5 engine was a Soviet copy of the
Liberty L-12.
Production of the redesigned I-2bis was 211 aircraft. Production was performed by
Aviation Repair Plant No.3 in
Smolensk
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Soviet Air Forces
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Specifications (I-2bis)
See also
External links
D.Grigorovich page at www.aviation.ru
{{Soviet fighter designations
1920s Soviet and Russian fighter aircraft
Grigorovich aircraft
Aircraft first flown in 1924