Beriev Be-12
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| Beriev Be-12 Chayka | |
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 Be-12P-200 at Gelendzhik in September 2004 |
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| Type | Patrol aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Beriev |
| Maiden flight | October 1960 |
| Introduced | 1960s |
| Status | Operational (in small numbers) |
| Primary user | Soviet Naval Aviation |
| Number built | 150 |
| Developed from | Beriev Be-6 |
- Be-12 redirects here. For the WWI aircraft, see Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12
The Beriev Be-12 Chayka ("Seagull", NATO reporting name: Mail) is a Soviet twin-turboprop-powered amphibious anti-submarine and maritime patrol aircraft.
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[edit] Design and development
Beriev Be-12 is development of the Beriev Be-6 flying boat whose primary roles were as an anti-submarine and maritime patrol bomber aircraft. Though tracing its origins to the Be-6, the Be-12 inherited little more than the concept of its gull wing and twin oval tailfins.
[edit] Operational history
The Be-12 entered service with the Soviet Navy in the early 1960s in the maritime patrol role, and is one of the few amphibian aircraft still in military service in the world. Initially its role was ASW patrol, but when newer missiles enabled the United States Navy submarines to launch from further offshore, the Be-12 was converted to a search and rescue role (Be-12PS). Small numbers are still in service.
M-12 is the designation used by Soviet Naval Aviation, or AV-MF (Aviatcia Voenno-Morskogo Flota). First flown in October 1960 at Taganrog airfield.
[edit] Variants
- Be-12
- Twin-engined maritime reconnaissance, anti-submarine warfare flying-boat.
- Be-12EKO
- Ecological reconnaissance version.
- Be-12LL
- Flying laboratory version.
- Be-12Nkh
- Utility transport, experimental passenger trasport version.
- Be-12PS
- Search and rescue version.
- Be-12P
- Fire-fighting version.
- Be-12P-200
- Firefighting version.
- Be-12SK
- Used for nuclear depth charge tests.
- Be-121
- Scientific research version.
[edit] Operators
- Russian Naval Aviation received ex-Soviet Union aircraft.
- Soviet Naval Aviation passed their aircraft to successor countries: Russia and Ukraine.
- Ukrainian Naval Aviation received ex-Soviet Union aircraft.
[edit] Specifications (Be-12)
General characteristics
- Crew: Four
- Length: 30.11 m (98 ft 9 in)
- Wingspan: 29.84 m (97 ft 11 in)
- Height: 7.94 m (26 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 99.0 m² (1,065 ft²)
- Empty weight: 24,000 kg (52,800 lb)
- Loaded weight: 29,500 kg (64,900 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 36,000 kg (79,200 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Progress AI-20D turboprops, 3,864 kW (5,180 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 530 km/h (290 knots, 330 mph)
- Range: 3,300 km (1,800 nm, 2,100 mi)
- Service ceiling 8,000 m (26,000 ft)
- Wing loading: 298 kg/m² (61 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 260 W/kg (0.16 hp/lb)
Armament
- 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of external stores, including bombs, depth-charges and torpedoes
[edit] See also
Related development
Comparable aircraft
[edit] References
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