Beriev MDR-5
| Beriev MDR-5 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Long-range reconnaissance bombing flying boat |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Beriev |
| First flight | 1938 |
| Primary user | Soviet Naval Aviation |
| Number built | 2 |
The Beriev MDR-5 (Morskoi Dalnii Razvyeedchik - Long-range reconnaissance)(sometimes Beriev MS-5) was a Soviet long-range reconnaissance/bomber flying boat prototype developed by the Beriev design bureau at Taganrog.[1] It did not enter production as the rival Chyetverikov MDR-6 was preferred.
Development
[edit]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 which was built in 1938, with the second an amphibian.[2]
Although MDR-5 was adequate, the rival Chyetverikov MDR-6 had already been ordered into production and the MDR-5 was not developed further and remained as prototypes.[3]
Operators
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Specifications
[edit]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 (26,740 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)
See also
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References
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Notes
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
