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10-673: The Beriev Be-12 was a successor to the Beriev Be-6 flying boat , whose primary roles were as an anti- submarine and maritime patrol bomber aircraft . Though tracing its origins to the Be-6, the Be-12 inherited little more than the gull wing and twin oval tailfin configuration of the older aircraft. The Be-12 has turboprop engines, which gave it an improved speed and range over the Be-6. The Be-12 also had retractable landing gear, which enabled it to land on normal land runways, as well as water. The Be-12

20-556: Is an aviation museum located next to Zhulyany Airport in Kyiv , Ukraine . The museum offers both aircraft exhibits and interactive displays. The museum is one of the larger aviation museums displaying Soviet technology. The museum opened its doors to the public on 30 September 2003, with Yuriy Ziatdinov as curator. Both the premises and the planes are provided by the National Aviation University which continues to use some of

30-502: Is one of the few amphibians still in military service in the world. Initially its role was ASW patrol, but when newer missiles enabled United States Navy submarines to launch from further offshore it was converted to the search and rescue role ( Be-12PS ). Small numbers are still in service. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, some aircraft were converted to water bombers for the suppression of forest fires. During development of

40-883: Is preserved at the Central Air Force Museum at Monino, outside of Moscow. Other examples exist at the Ukraine State Aviation Museum at Kyiv, Ukraine and at the Taganrog Air Museum, in southern Russia. It has been reported that the planes have been conducting patrols along and around the Crimean coast during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine . Data from General characteristics Performance Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Beriev Be-6 The Beriev Be-6 ( USAF /DoD reporting name "Type 34" , NATO reporting name "Madge" )

50-693: The Beriev Be-200 unique fire-fighting equipment was tested using a specially modified Be-12P, code-named "12 Yellow". After installation of the fire-fighting system, the aircraft was registered as RA-00046 and given the designation Be-12P-200. This modified Be-12 was also used to trial firefighting operations envisaged for the Be-200. According to figures released in 1993, the Russian Navy had 55 aircraft in service. By 2005 this had dropped to 12, and by 2008 there were only nine aircraft still in service. A surviving Be-12

60-508: The original Shvetsov radial engines began to wear out with no replacements available, so several aircraft were re-engined with WoJiang WJ-6 turboprop engines, in new nacelles, for a new lease of life and were redesignated Qing-6 . Data from The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft from 1875–1995 General characteristics Performance Armament Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Ukraine State Aviation Museum The State Aviation Museum

70-500: The reliable Be-6 remained in service until the late 1960s. Some aircraft ended service as civilian unarmed transports in Arctic regions. One survivor is preserved at the Ukraine State Aviation Museum in Kyiv , Ukraine . Beriev Be-6s operated by the People's Republic of China PLANAF proved useful in patrolling the long coastline and huge territorial waters off China's coast. During the 1970s

80-531: The rudders and ailerons. The engines were installed in the bends of the wings, with the floats on an underwing cantilever rack. Each float was divided into four watertight compartments. The Be-6 was built from 1949 to 1957 at the Beriev plant in Taganrog . The aircraft had 19 variants through its production cycle, and 123 aircraft were eventually built. Since requirements of Soviet naval aircraft did not change rapidly,

90-499: Was a flying boat produced by the Soviet Beriev OKB . It was capable of accomplishing a wide variety of missions, such as long-range maritime reconnaissance , coastal and supply line patrols, torpedo/bombing strikes, mine-laying , and transport operations. The Be-6 was a gull-winged aircraft with twin oval vertical stabilizers on top of a deep fuselage . The aircraft was of all-metal construction except for fabric covering

100-417: Was first flown on October 18, 1960 , at Taganrog airfield , and made its first public appearance at the 1961 Soviet Aviation Day festivities at Tushino airfield . A total of 150 aircraft were produced, in several variations, with production ending in 1973. The Be-12 entered service with Soviet Naval Aviation , or AV-MF ( Aviatcia Voenno-Morskogo Flota ), in the early 1960s in the maritime patrol role, and

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