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The Beriev Be-4 (originally designated KOR-2) was a reconnaissance flying boat built to operate from Soviet warships during World War II. Its development was a direct result of the failure of the Beriev Be-2 design. The Be-4 was an elegant, parasol-winged monoplane with a slight inverse-gull wing. The large radial engine was mounted in a nacelle above the fuselage. This aircraft had none of the vices of the Be-2 and was quickly put into production. However, not many had been completed before the fall of Sevastopol and the over-running of the Beriev factory. Production was resumed in 1943 at Krasnoyarsk, which is where most of the roughly 100 examples were constructed.
[edit] Operators
Soviet Union
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: three
- Length: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 4 in)
- Height: 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
- Wing area: 25.5 m² (274 ft²)
- Empty weight: 2,082 kg (4,590 lb)
- Gross weight: 2,760 kg (6,085 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Shvetsov M-62 radial, 746 kW (1,000 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 356 km/h (221 mph)
- Range: 1,150 km (716 miles)
- Service ceiling: 8,100 m (26,575 ft)
Armament
- 1 × fixed, forward-firing 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun
- 1 × trainable 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun for observer
- up to 400 kg (880 lb) of bombs or depth charges
[edit] References
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 153.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing, File 890 Sheet 26.
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