Top speed 275 km/h Length 14 m First flight 1931 Designer Georgy Beriev | Wingspan 19 m Introduced 1934 Manufacturer Beriev | |
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Beriev mbr 2 in actoin wwii
The Beriev MBR-2 was a Soviet multi-purpose (including reconnaissance) flying boat which entered service with the Soviet Navy in 1935. Out of 1365 built, 9 were used by foreign countries including Finland and North Korea. In Soviet Union it sometimes carried the nickname of "Kорова" (cow).
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- Beriev mbr 2 in actoin wwii
- Rc waterplanes beriev mbr 2
- Design
- Variants
- Operators
- Specifications MBR 2bis
- References
Rc waterplanes beriev mbr 2
Design
The MBR-2 was designed by Georgy Mikhailovich Beriev and first flew in 1931, powered by an imported 373 kW (500 hp) BMW VI.Z engine. Production models, which arrived in 1934, used a licence-built version of this engine, the Mikulin M-17 of 508 kW (680 hp), and could be fitted with a fixed wheel or ski undercarriage.
Beriev also designed a commercial airliner derivation, the MP-1, which entered airline service in 1934, and a freighter version, which followed in 1936.
In 1935, an improved version was developed, the MBR-2bis, powered by the Mikulin AM-34N engine, and fitted with an enclosed cockpit, dorsal gun-turret and enlarged vertical tail. In this configuration, the machine remained in production until 1941. As with the MBR-2, the bis spawned a commercial derivative and the MP-1bis entered service in 1937.
Variants
Operators
Specifications (MBR-2bis)
General characteristics
Performance
Armament