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Beriev MDR 5

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Top speed
  
345 km/h

Length
  
16 m

Designer
  
Georgy Beriev

Wingspan
  
25 m

Manufacturer
  
Beriev

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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. It did not enter production as the rival Chyetverikov MDR-6 was preferred.

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Development

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

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

Operators

 Soviet Union
  • Soviet Navy

    • Specifications

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    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

    Beriev MDR-5 Wikipedia
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