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  • Beriev Be-4
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  • The Beriev Be-4 (originally designated KOR-2) was a reconnaissance flying boat built to operate from Soviet warships during World War II.
  • The Beriev-4 had a single Shvetsov M-62 engine that was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 356 kilometres per hour. The armament of the Beriev consisted of two 7.62mm machine guns and up to 400 kilograms of payload. To occupy all the positions on the aircraft, the Be-4 required a crew of at least three men. The operational range of the Be-4 was around 1,150 kilometres with an operational ceiling of around 8,100 metres.
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empty weight kg
  • 2082
Length
  • 10.5 m
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range km
  • 1150
ceiling ft
  • 26575
emptyweight
  • 2228.0
Speed
  • 356.0
met or eng?
  • met
range miles
  • 716
Affiliation
eng1 type
  • Shvetsov M-62 radial
gross weight kg
  • 2760
length in
  • 5
Introduced
  • 1942
Name
  • Beriev Be-4
primary user
Type
  • Flying Boat
  • Reconnaissance flying boat
eng1 kW
  • 746
wing area sqft
  • 274
height m
  • 4.050000
Height in
  • 3
span m
  • 12
Wingspan
  • 12 m
Manufacturer
max speed kmh
  • 356
empty weight lb
  • 4590
ceiling m
  • 8100
length m
  • 10.500000
max speed mph
  • 221
length ft
  • 34
Height ft
  • 13
First Flight
  • 1940-10-21
span ft
  • 39
gross weight lb
  • 6085
span in
  • 4
Engine
  • Shvetsov M-62
wing area sqm
  • 25.500000
Crew
  • 3
  • three
Armament
  • 1
  • 2
  • up to 400 kg of bombs or depth charges
Number Built
  • ca. 47
Year
  • 1941
eng1 hp
  • 1000
eng1 number
  • 1
abstract
  • The Beriev-4 had a single Shvetsov M-62 engine that was capable of propelling it at speeds of up to 356 kilometres per hour. The armament of the Beriev consisted of two 7.62mm machine guns and up to 400 kilograms of payload. To occupy all the positions on the aircraft, the Be-4 required a crew of at least three men. The operational range of the Be-4 was around 1,150 kilometres with an operational ceiling of around 8,100 metres. The total weight of the Be-4 was about 2,228 kilograms while the total length was around 10.5 metres. The wingspan was 12 metres. In reality, the Be-4 was quite small for a flying boat, though it was designed this way. Another key design feature of the Beriev was its inverted gull wing design, though this was required by the exceedingly large mid-mounted engine. Parts of the Beriev were taken from the previous KOR-1 such as the tailsection.
  • The Beriev Be-4 (originally designated KOR-2) was a reconnaissance flying boat built to operate from Soviet warships during World War II.