Designed by Igor Sikorsky, the type 22first flew in January of 1914.  Christened Ilya Mourymets after a Russian Folk hero,  Sikorsky's monster could carry 1500KG of bombs to a height of 3000m at a speed of 87mph for five hours.  It was the world's largest airplane.  With a wingspan of over a hundred feet, the S22 was only 21 inches short of the B17 Flying Fortress!  Heavily armed with machine guns and rifles and even cannon, none of these bombers were lost to enemy fighter action.  They served until 1923 when the remaining machines wooden airframes became uneconomical to repair and were scrapped.

The aircraft was highly adaptable, and was flown with wheels, floats and skis.  Several engine configurations were also tried out.

The Paperwarbirds 1/33 scale paper model of the Ilya Mourymets has a wingspan of 1045mm (over 3ft 5 inches) and has the following contents.

• 3 pages of historical information

• 1 page 3 view

• 12 pages of illustrated instructions

• 53 pages of parts

• Detailed inline Sunbeam engines

• Choice of two engine variants

• Detailed interior

• Templates to cut  acetate for optional clear windows

• Rigging diagrams.

• 1.045 meter wingspan (3ft 5 3/8 inches)

• Over 1700 parts

This model is in 1/33 scale .