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The Beriev A-40 Albatros (NATO reporting name: "Mermaid") and the Be-42 was built by the Soviet Beriev Aircraft Company. It was a jet-engined flying boat patrol bomber of all-metal construction with the engines located above the wing roots. The swept wings had a marked anhedral angle, with balanced floats attached by short pylons on the very wingtips.
[edit] Design and development
The maiden flight was unplanned; during a high-speed taxi test, the airplane become airborne and ran out of runway, with the crew being forced to continue the takeoff. The subsequent flight and landing went without further incident, but the test crew were downgraded from their duties afterwards despite having saved the aircraft.
[edit] Versions
- A-40 Albatros
- Be-42
- SAR amphibian
[edit] Operators
Soviet Union
[edit] Specifications (Be-40)
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
- internal bomb bay; 6,500 kg payload; ASW, torpedoes, depth charges
[edit] References
- Rendall, David (1995). Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide. Glasgow, UK: HarperCollinsPublishers, 505. ISBN 0-00-4709802.
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