Beriev Be-8

Infobox Aircraft
name=Beriev Be-8


caption=
type=Airliner
manufacturer=Beriev
designer=
first flight=1947-12-03
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retired=
status=Did not enter mass-production
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number built=2
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variants with their own articles=The Beriev Be-8 (NATO reporting name: Mole), was built by the Soviet Beriev OKB in 1947. It was a passenger/liaison amphibian aircraft with a layout similar to the Be-4 but substantially larger and heavier. It was a single engine parasol with the wing installed on a thin pylon and a pair of short struts. Compared to the Be-4, the Be-8 was equipped with retractable landing gear, and pilot and passenger cabins had heating utilizing engine heat. The Be-8 was intended as a civil aircraft and carried no armament. First flight was on December 3, demonstrating good performance. Two experimental aircraft were built, and one was demonstrated during 1951 Soviet Aviation Day at Tushino.

pecifications (Be-8)

aircraft specifications

plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop

crew=
capacity=6 passengers
payload main=400 kg
payload alt=880 lb
payload more=of cargo
span main=19.0 m
span alt=62 ft 3 in
length main=13.0 m
length alt=42 ft 7 in
height main= m
height alt= ft in
area main= m²
area alt= ft²
empty weight main=2,815 kg
empty weight alt=6,206 lb
loaded weight main=3,624 kg
loaded weight alt=7,990 lb
max takeoff weight main=
max takeoff weight alt=

engine (prop)=Shvetsov ASh-21
type of prop=radial engine
number of props=1
power main=520 kW
power alt=700 hp

max speed main=266 km/h at 1,800 m
max speed alt=144 knots, 165 mph
max speed more=at 1,800 m (5,900 ft)
* Landing speed: 100 km/h (54 knots, 62 mph)
range main=810 km
range alt=440 nm, 500 mi
ferry range main=1,200 km
ferry range alt=650 nm, 750 mi)
* Mission endurance: 4.6 hr
* Ferry endurance: 6.0 hr
ceiling main=5,550 m
ceiling alt=18,200 ft
climb rate main=
climb rate alt=
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