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Beriev MBR 7

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Top speed
  
376 km/h

Length
  
11 m

Wingspan
  
13 m

Manufacturer
  
Beriev

The Beriev MBR-7 (sometimes Beriev MS-8) was a Soviet short-range reconnaissance/bomber flying boat developed by the Beriev design bureau at Taganrog. Designed as a successor to the MBR-2 but it did not go into production due to lack of engines.

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Development

The MBR-7 (Morskoy Blizhnii Razvedchik - naval short-range reconnaissance) was a similar configuration to the earlier MBR-2 but was a more advanced design. A mainly wooden cantilever shoulder-wing monoplane flying-boat. The Klimov M-103 inline piston engine was mounted on struts above the wing driving a pusher propeller. The pilot in an enclosed cockpit in the nose had access to a fixed forward-firing machine gun, the observer/gunner sat underneath a glazed canopy. The observers canopy slid forward to access a pintle-mounted ShKAS machine-gun.

It had an excellent performance but due to the lack of supply of Klimov engines the decision was made to continue building the MBR-2 and the MBR-7 did not go into production.

Operators

 Soviet Union
  • Soviet Navy

    • Specifications

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    General characteristics

  • Crew: 2 (pilot, observer/gunner
  • Length: 10.6 m (34 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 13.0 m (42 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 13.0 m2 (140 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Klimov M-103 inline piston engine, 710 kW (950 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 376 km/h (234 mph; 203 kn) at 4300mm (14110 ft)
  • Range: 1,215 km (755 mi; 656 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 8,500 m (27,900 ft)

    • Armament

  • Guns: one fixed and one flexible-mounted 7.62mm (0.3in) ShKAS machine-guns.
  • Bombs: 500kg (1102lb)

    • References

    Beriev MBR-7 Wikipedia
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