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The Beriev Be-2 (originally designated KOR-1) was a two-seat reconnaissance seaplane built for the Soviet Navy shortly before World War II. It was designed to replace the Navy's obsolete license-produced Heinkel He 55 aircraft operating from warships and shore bases.

Be-2
Role Reconnaissance seaplane
Manufacturer Beriev
First flight April 1936
Introduction 1938
Retired 1942
Primary user Soviet Navy
Number built 12[1]

Design and development


The Be-2 was an all-metal biplane floatplane, with two open cockpits in tandem for the pilot and observer. The wings were braced, but designed to be folded back for storage on a warship. The float arrangement consisted of a large central float, with two smaller floats on the wings. The Be-2 was powered by a Shvetsov M-25 radial 9-cylinder air-cooled engine (a copy of the American Wright R-1820) with a rating of 700 hp (520 kW).

From the outset, Be-2 design exhibited serious handling difficulties and maintenance problems. However, due to the lack of a suitable alternative, the design was placed into production. A total of around 12 serial aircraft were produced. By June 1941, six KOR-1 were in the Baltic, five were in the Black Sea Fleet Air Force.[2]


Operational history


As problems with stability on the water while taxiing, and with maintenance of the engine were never really resolved, that in practice, the Be-2 was restricted to training and secondary roles, and was more often deployed from land than from warships as originally planned. In addition, delays with updating the Navy's cruisers meant that suitable catapults were not installed until about 1939.

With the outbreak of war with Germany, all attempts to deploy the troublesome aircraft from ships were finally abandoned. During the early years of the war, they served as shore-based reconnaissance and search/rescue aircraft on the Baltic, and with their float undercarriage replaced by wheels, some were pressed into service as strike aircraft during the Battle of Sevastopol. They were withdrawn from service in 1942.


Operators


 Soviet Union

Specifications


General characteristics

Performance

Armament


See also


Related lists


Notes


  1. Емельянов С. Н. Таганрогская авиация. — Таганрог: Стайл-Плюс, 2006. — 360 с. — ISBN 5-8319-0036-3.
  2. "Бериев Бе-2 (КОР-1)". www.airwar.ru.

References



На других языках


[de] Berijew KOR-1

Die sowjetische Berijew KOR-1 (russisch Бериев КОР-1, auch: Be-2, Бе-2) ist ein katapult- und hochseefähiges Aufklärungsflugzeug und löste in dieser Funktion Mitte der 1930er-Jahre das Doppeldecker-Flugboot KR-1 ab. KOR steht für Korabelni raswedtschik (russ. Корабелний разведчик), Bootsaufklärer.
- [en] Beriev Be-2

[fr] Beriev KOR-1

Le Beriev KOR-1 est un hydravion léger de reconnaissance et de type biplan monomoteur. Il est élaboré entre 1934 et 1935 et entre en service en 1937. Plusieurs exemplaires sont encore présents au sein de la marine soviétique en 1941.

[it] Beriev Be-2

Il Beriev Be-2, originariamente designato Beriev KOR-1 (in caratteri cirillici Бериев Бе-2 e Бериев КОР-1) era un idroricognitore biplano a scafo centrale, imbarcato e catapultabile, progettato dall'OKB 49 diretto da Georgij Michailovič Beriev e sviluppato in Unione Sovietica negli anni trenta.[2]

[ru] КОР-1

КОР-1 (Бе-2) — палубный катапультный поплавковый гидросамолёт (корабельный разведчик), разработанный в 1936 году ОКБ под руководством Г. М. Бериева. Госиспытаний не прошёл, но ввиду отсутствия альтернатив был выпущен на Авиационном заводе № 31 им. Г. Димитрова[1] малой серией в 12 штук[1] и стоял на вооружении в 1939—1940-м годах.



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