History
This project was designed and virtually built in 1934-1936 by P.I.Grokhovsky Design Bureau.
Twin seat fighter-bomber, mainly of wooden construction, powered with two 900hp Gnome-Rhone radials and armed with four ShKAS and two ShVAK firing forward plus two rear-firing ShKAS controlled by gunner. Various bomb combinations could be hung under the center nacelle.
The whole project was cancelled when the aircraft was virtually finished in 1936.
G-38 specifications:
Length.........8.8m
Span...........13.4m
Wing area......32sq.m
Weight empty...2200kg
Weight loaded...4100kg
Top speed......550km/h
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