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Beriev Be-12 Chayka, 'Seagull', NATO reporting name: Mail)

Beriev Be-12 Chayka, 'Seagull' (NATO Mail)


Be-12P-200 at Gelendzhik in September 2004
Role	Maritime patrol aircraft
Manufacturer	Beriev OKB
First flight	18 October 1960
Introduction	1960s
Status	Operational (in small numbers)
Primary user	Soviet Naval Aviation
Produced	1960 — 1973
Number built	150
Developed from	Beriev Be-6

Be-12P-200 at Gelendzhik in September 2004

Role

Maritime patrol aircraft

Manufacturer

Beriev OKB

First flight

18 October 1960

Introduction

1960s

Status

Operational (in small numbers)

Primary user

Soviet Naval Aviation

Produced

1960 — 1973

Number built

150

Developed from

Beriev Be-6

The Beriev Be-12 was a successor to 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 gull wing and twin oval tailfin configuration of the older aircraft. The Be-12 has turboprop engines, which gave it an improved speed and range over the Be-6. The Be-12 also had retractable landing gear, which enabled it to land on normal land runways, as well as water.

The Be-12 entered service with Soviet Naval Aviation, or AV-MF (Aviatcia Voenno-Morskogo Flota), in the early 1960s in the maritime patrol role, and is one of the few amphibians still in military service in the world. Initially its role was ASW patrol, but when newer missiles enabled United States Navy submarines to launch from further offshore it was converted to the search and rescue role (Be-12PS). Small numbers are still in service. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, some aircraft were converted to water bombers for the suppression of forest fires. During development of the Beriev Be-200 unique fire-fighting equipment was tested using a specially modified Be-12P, code-named "12 Yellow". After installation of the fire-fighting system, the aircraft was registered as RA-00046 and given the designation Be-12P-200..

Beriev Be-12 Chayka, 'Seagull', NATO reporting name: Mail)

Beriev Be-12 Chayka, 'Seagull',
NATO reporting name: Mail)

General Info

Crew: 4
Length: 30.11 m (98 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 29.84 m (97 ft 11 in)
Height: 7.94 m (26 ft 1 in)

Powerplant

Empty weight: 24,000 kg (52,911 lb) Gross weight: 29,500 kg (65,036 lb) Max takeoff weight: 36,000 kg Powerplant: 2 × Ivchenko Progress AI-20D turboprop engines, 3,964 kW (5,316 hp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 530 km/h
Range: 3,300 km
Service ceiling: 8,000 m
Wing loading: 298 kg/m²

Armament

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Beriev Be-12 Chayka, 'Seagull'

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NATO reporting name: Mail)