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Amphibious aircraft
Be-112
Model of Beriev Be-112 at MAKS 2009 airshow
General information
TypeAmphibious aircraft
National originRussian Federation
ManufacturerBeriev
StatusPaper project only
Number builtnone

The Beriev Be-112 is a proposed amphibian aircraft with two propeller engines, projected to carry 27 passengers. The Beriev firm lacks a production amphibian aircraft in this size.

Intended purposes of the Be-112 include passenger and cargo carriage, ambulance missions, surveillance, and search-and-rescue missions. Beriev also explored a version of the Be-112 with wing-mounted turboprop engines

Specifications (proposed)

Data from beriev.com

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Capacity: 27 pax / 2,350 kg (5,181 lb) payload
  • Length: 17 m (55 ft 9 in)
  • Wingspan: 21.2 m (69 ft 7 in)
  • Height: 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
  • Gross weight: 11,000 kg (24,251 lb)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R turboprop engines, 1,062 kW (1,424 hp) each
  • Propellers: 5-bladed fully-feathering reversible constant-speed propellers

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 420 km/h (260 mph, 230 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn)
  • Range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi)

References

  1. Gordon, Yefim; Komissarov, Sergey (2013). Unflown wings : Soviet and Russian unrealized aircraft projects 1925-2010. Birmingham: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd. pp. 420–421. ISBN 978-1906537340.
  2. "Beriev Aircraft Company - Be-112 amphibious aircraft". www.beriev.com. Beriev Aircraft Company. April 2007. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

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