Be-12N (Be-12 Mail) Anti-submarine aircraft. First flight: 1960 © Konstantinos Panitsidis

Photos from the personal collection of Kostas Panitsidis


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Modification of the Be-12, with a more advanced search and targets system "Narciss-12", which consists of the following systems:

  • airborne, receiving, automatic radio device SPARU-55 with PP-1

  • multifunctional, ultra-short-wave receiver (MULU) "Nara"

  • sighting and targets device "Narciss-12" with a target analyzer

  • radar station "Iniciativa-2BN"

  • on-board equipment necessary to ensure the operability of the PPS, passive - non-directional buoys RGB-NM and RGB-NM-1

  • aviation search magnetometer APM-73S

  • data transmission equipment APD PK-025

The first flight of the Be-12N was made in 1969. 

 


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

DESIGNER
OKB Beriev
COUNTRY
Russia
TYPE
Anti-submarine aircraft
CREW
4
POWER-PLANT
Two turboprop engine ΑΙ-20D
Power h.p.
2 x 5.180
DIMENSIONS
 
Length, m
30,11
Height, m
7,94
Wing span, m
29,84
Wing area m2
99,00
WEIGHT
 
Normal take-off, kg
29.500
Empty aircraft, kg
24.000
Maximum take-off, kg
36.000
Internal fuel, kg
9.000
PERFORMANCE
 
Maximum speed, km/h
530
Cruising speed, km/h
450
Service ceiling, m
8.000
Ferry range, km
3.300
Combat range, km
500
ARMAMENT Warload - 1.500-3.000 kg in 4 hardpoints and internal store
anti-submarine 450-mm torpedos AT-1 or AT-2, depth bombs GB, lighting bombs OAB, markers.