Beriev MDR-5

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The Beriev MDR-5 (Morskoi Dalnii Razvyeedchik - Long-range reconnaissance)(sometimes Beriev MS-5) was a Soviet long-range reconnaissance/bomber flying boat developed by the Beriev design bureau at Taganrog.^[1] It did not enter production as the rival Chyetverikov MDR-6 was preferred.

Development

The MDR-5 (Morskoi Dalnyi Razvedchik - naval long-range reconnaissance) was an all-metal twin-engined high-wing cantilever monoplane flying-boat.^[1] Designed to be operated by a crew of five it was powered by two Tumansky M-87A radial engines.^[1]

Two prototypes were built, the first, a pure flying boat flying in 1938, with the second an amphibian.^[2] Although adequate, the Chyetverikov MDR-6 had already been ordered into production and the type was not developed.^[3]

Operators

Soviet Union

Soviet Navy

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 5
Length: 15.88 m (52 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 25 m (82 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 78.5 m² (845 sq ft)
Empty weight: 6,083 kg (13,411 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 8,000 kg (17,637 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Tumansky M-87A radial piston engine, 710 kW (950 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 345 km/h (214 mph; 186 kn)
Range: 2,415 km (1,501 mi; 1,304 nmi)
Service ceiling: 8,150 m (26,739 ft)

Armament

Guns: one 7.62mm (0.3in) ShKAS machine-gun in bow and midships manually operated turrets, and one downward firing through a ventral trap
Bombs: 1000kg (2204lb)

References

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Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Orbis 1985, pp. 635-636.
↑ Gunston 1995, p.48.
↑ Nemecek 1986, p.342.

Bibliography

Gunston, Bill (1995). The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft from 1875 - 1995. London: Osprey Aerospace. ISBN 1-85532-405-9.
Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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