Beriev Be-12
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| Beriev Be-12 Chayka | |
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| Be-12P-200 firebuster variant. | |
| Type | Patrol aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Beriev |
| Maiden flight | October 1960 |
| Introduced | 1960s |
| Status | Activer service (in small numbers) |
| Primary user | Soviet Naval Aviation |
The Beriev Be-12 Chayka[1] (NATO reporting name: "Mail") is a Soviet twin-turboprop-powered amphibious development of the Beriev Be-6 flying boat whose primary roles were as an anti-submarine and maritime patrol bomber aircraft. Though tracing its origins to the Be-6, the Be-12 inherited little more than the concept of its gull wing and twin oval tailfins. The Be-12 entered service with the Soviet Navy in the early 1960s in the maritime patrol role, and is one of the few amphibian aircraft still in military service in the world. Initially its role was ASW patrol, but when newer missiles enabled the United States Navy submarines to stay further away from the coast, the Be-12 was converted to a search and rescue role (Be-12PS). Small numbers are still in service.
M-12 is the designation used by Soviet Naval Aviation, or AV-MF (Aviatcia Voenno-Morskogo Flota.) First flown in October 1960 at Taganrog airfield.
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[edit] Variants
- Be-12PS - Search and rescue.
- Be-12P-200 - Firebuster.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (Be-12)
General characteristics
- Crew: Four
- Length: 30.11 m (98 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 29.84 m (97 ft 11 in)
- Height: 7.94 m (26 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 99.0 m² (1,065 ft²)
- Empty weight: 24,000 kg (52,800 lb)
- Loaded weight: 29,500 kg (64,900 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 36,000 kg (79,200 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Progress AI-20D turboprops, 3,864 kW (5,180 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 530 km/h (290 knots, 330 mph)
- Range: 3,300 km (1,800 nm, 2,100 mi)
- Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,000 ft)
- Wing loading: 298 kg/m² (61 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 260 W/kg (0.16 hp/lb)
Armament
- 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of external stores, including bombs, depth-charges and torpedoes
[edit] References
[edit] Related content
Related development
Designation sequence
Related lists
- List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
- List of patrol aircraft
