Be-12SK Chaika Anti-submarine aircraft. First flight: 1963

  


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The Be-12SK anti-submarine amphibious aircraft was developed on the basis of the Be-12 as a carrier of the 5F-48 Scalp nuclear weapon. Later, the 5F-48 "Scalp" was replaced by a more compact nuclear bomb, which increased the transportation to 29 buoys. 

 


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
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, nuclear bomb type 5F-48 "Skalp".