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The '''Beriev Be-4''' (originally designated '''KOR-2''') was a [[reconnaissance]] [[flying boat]] built to operate from [[Soviet Navy|Soviet warships]] during [[World War II]].
The '''Beriev Be-4''' (originally designated '''KOR-2''') was a [[reconnaissance]] [[flying boat]] built to operate from [[Soviet Navy|Soviet warships]] during [[World War II]].
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==Operational history==
==Operational history==
The Be-4 was placed into operational service with the [[Russian Black Sea Fleet]] from 1942, where it was used for coastal reconnaissance, anti submarine and transport duties. It was also used on the cruisers [[Soviet cruiser Maxim Gorky|''Maxim Gorki'']] and [[Soviet cruiser Kirov|''Kirov'']].
The Be-4 was placed into operational service with the [[Russian Black Sea Fleet]] from 1942, where it was used for coastal reconnaissance, anti-submarine and transport duties. It was also used on the cruisers [[Soviet cruiser Maxim Gorky|''Maxim Gorki'']] and [[Soviet cruiser Kirov|''Kirov'']].


==Operators==
==Operators==
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==Specifications==
==Specifications==
[[File:Beriev Be-4 draw.gif|thumb]]

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==See also==
==See also==
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{{Commons category|Beriev Be-4}}
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* [http://www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/Aviation%20history/photo_albums/timeline/ww2/2/Beriev%20KOR%202%20Be%204.htm Beriev KOR 2 Be 4] at Century of Flight
* [http://www.century-of-flight.freeola.com/Aviation%20history/photo_albums/timeline/ww2/2/Beriev%20KOR%202%20Be%204.htm Beriev KOR 2 Be 4] at Century of Flight
* [http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/RAM/kor-2.html Be-4, KOR-2 by G.M.Beriev] at Russian Aviation Museum
* [http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/RAM/kor-2.html Be-4, KOR-2 by G.M.Beriev] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034212/http://www.ctrl-c.liu.se/misc/RAM/kor-2.html |date=2016-03-04 }} at Russian Aviation Museum


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[[Category:Beriev aircraft|Be-0004]]
[[Category:Beriev aircraft|Be-0004]]
[[Category:Soviet military reconnaissance aircraft 1940–1949]]
[[Category:1940s Soviet military reconnaissance aircraft]]
[[Category:Flying boats]]
[[Category:Flying boats]]
[[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]]
[[Category:Single-engined tractor aircraft]]
[[Category:Parasol-wing aircraft]]
[[Category:Parasol-wing aircraft]]
[[Category:Aircraft first flown in 1940]]
[[Category:Inverted gull-wing aircraft]]

Latest revision as of 18:57, 16 September 2024

Be-4
Be-4 on the Soviet cruiser Molotov, 1941.
General information
TypeReconnaissance flying boat
ManufacturerBeriev
Primary userSoviet Naval Aviation
Number builtca. 47
History
Introduction date1942
First flight21 October 1940

The Beriev Be-4 (originally designated KOR-2) was a reconnaissance flying boat built to operate from Soviet warships during World War II.

Design and development

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In 1939, Beriev was ordered to develop a successor to the KOR-1 design, which would overcome the numerous problems encountered in operational experience with that design. The new aircraft, with the in-house designation KOR-2, first flew on 21 October 1940 at the Beriev factory in Taganrog.

The Be-4 was an elegant, parasol-winged monoplane with a slight inverse-gull wing. The large radial engine was mounted in a nacelle above the fuselage.

Testing continued through January 1941, when series production was ordered under the designation Be-4, at a factory near Moscow. However, due to the start of World War II, only two aircraft were completed. The factory was dismantled, and evacuated to Omsk, then to Krasnoyarsk, where production resumed in May 1943 to the end of 1945. A total of 47 aircraft were eventually completed.

Operational history

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The Be-4 was placed into operational service with the Russian Black Sea Fleet from 1942, where it was used for coastal reconnaissance, anti-submarine and transport duties. It was also used on the cruisers Maxim Gorki and Kirov.

Operators

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 Soviet Union


Specifications

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General characteristics

  • Crew: three
  • Length: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
  • Wingspan: 12.00 m (39 ft 4 in)
  • Height: 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
  • Wing area: 25.5 m2 (274 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 2,082 kg (4,590 lb)
  • Gross weight: 2,760 kg (6,085 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Shvetsov M-62 radial , 746 kW (1,000 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 356 km/h (221 mph, 192 kn)
  • Range: 1,150 km (716 mi, 622 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 8,100 m (26,575 ft)

Armament

  • 1 × trainable 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun for observer
  • up to 300 kg (661 lb) of bombs or depth charges


See also

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Related lists

References

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  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 153.
  • World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 890 Sheet 26.
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