Beriev Be-2

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name=Be-2


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type=Reconnaissance seaplane
manufacturer=Beriev
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first flight=April 1936
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primary user=Soviet Navy
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number built=ca. 300
variants with their own articles=The Beriev Be-2 (originally designated KOR-1) was a two-seat reconnaissance seaplane built for the Soviet Navy shortly before World War II. It was designed to replace the Navy's obsolete Heinkel He 55 aircraft operating from warships and shore bases. From the outset, the design exhibited serious handling difficulties and maintenance problems. These problems were never really resolved, despite the large number of aircraft produced, meaning that in practice, the type was restricted to training and secondary roles, and was more often deployed from land than from warships as originally planned. In addition, delays with updating the Navy's cruisers meant that suitable catapults were not installed until about 1939.

Operational history

With the outbreak of war with Germany, all attempts to deploy the troublesome aircraft from ships were finally abandoned. During the war, they served as shore-based reconnaissance and search/rescue aircraft on the Baltic, and with their float undercarriage replaced by wheels, some were pressed into service as strike aircraft during the Battle of Sevastopol.

Operators

; USSR
* Soviet Naval Aviation

pecifications

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crew=two, pilot and observer
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length m=8.67
length ft=28
length in=3
span m=11.00
span ft=36
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height m=3.80
height ft=12
height in=6
wing area sqm=29.3
wing area sqft=315
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empty weight kg=1,800
empty weight lb=3,970
gross weight kg=2,686
gross weight lb=5,920

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Shvetsov M-25A radial engine
eng1 kw= 522
eng1 hp= 700
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max speed kmh=245
max speed mph=172
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range km=1,000
range miles=620
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ceiling m=6,600
ceiling ft=21,650
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armament1=2 × fixed, forward-firing 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns
armament2=1 × flexible 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun for observer
armament3=100 kg (220 lb) of bombs
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Be-4 -
Be-6 -
Be-8

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