The G-8 was Gribovsky's third small powered design and the second to be flown. Like the
G-5 and the unflown
G-4, it was a single seat
monoplane, though its , five cylinder
Walter NZ-60 radial engine gave it considerably more power. Its structural design was repeated in several of Gribovsky's later aircraft. The
plywood covered centre section of the
low wing was part of the
monocoque fuselage and the two
spar outer panels were ply covered back to the rear spar. The
fuselage was a rounded
monocoque with the engine in a streamlined nose, its cylinders exposed for cooling. Its single seat
cockpit was set back towards the wing
trailing edge. The G-8 had a fixed
tail wheel undercarriage with its main wheels on cranked V-
strut axles hinged to the centre of the fuselage underside. Each wheel had a
faired vertical
shock absorber leg to the outer part of the centre section. Like other Gribovsky aircraft, the G-8 was built at the
Moscow Aviation School. It was first flown in 1932. In October 1932 it flew a circular, from
Moscow via
Ryazan,
Kazan,
Samara.
Saratov,
Stalingrad,
Rostov,
Zaporozhye,
Feodosiya,
Poltava,
Kharkiv and back to Moscow, piloted by D. A. Koshnits. ==Specifications==