Beriev MBR-7

Beriev MBR-7
Role Short-range reconnaissance bombing flying boat
National origin Soviet Union
Manufacturer Beriev
First flight 1937




The Beriev MBR-7 (sometimes Beriev MS-8) was a Soviet short-range reconnaissance/bomber flying boat developed by the Beriev design bureau at Taganrog.[1] Designed as a successor to the MBR-2 but it did not go into production due to lack of engines.[2]

Development

The MBR-7 (Morskoy Blizhnii Razvedchik - naval short-range reconnaissance) was a similar configuration to the earlier MBR-2 but was a more advanced design.[1] A mainly wooden cantilever shoulder-wing monoplane flying-boat.[1] The Klimov M-103 inline piston engine was mounted on struts above the wing driving a pusher propeller.[1] The pilot in an enclosed cockpit in the nose had access to a fixed forward-firing machine gun, the observer/gunner sat underneath a glazed canopy.[1] The observers canopy slid forward to access a pintle-mounted ShKAS machine-gun.[1]

It had an excellent performance but due to the lack of supply of Klimov engines the decision was made to continue building the MBR-2 and the MBR-7 did not go into production.[2]

Operators

 Soviet Union

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also


Related lists

References

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Orbis 1985, p. 635
  2. 1 2 Nemecek 1986, p. 344

Bibliography

  • Nemecek, Vaclav (1986). The History of Soviet Aircraft from 1918. London: Willow Books. ISBN 0-00-218033-2. 
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 
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