| Manufacturer |
Beriev Aircraft Company |
Savoia-Marchetti |
| Description |
The Beriev MDR-5 (Morskoi Dalnii Razvyeedchik - Long-range reconnaissance)(sometimes Beriev MS-5) was a Soviet long-range reconnaissance/bomber flying boat prototype developed by the Beriev design bureau at Taganrog. |
The Savoia-Marchetti S.55 is a twin-engine twin-hull monoplane flying boat designed and produced by the Italian aircraft manufacturer Savoia-Marchetti. |
| First Flight |
1938-01-01 |
1924-08-01 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1926-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1943-01-01 |
| Designer |
Beriev Aircraft Company |
Alessandro Marchetti |
| Type |
|
Flying boat |
| Length (m) |
15.88 |
16.5 |
| Height (m) |
|
5 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
3 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
345 |
205 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
105 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
8150 |
|
| Armament |
one 7.62mm (0.3in) ShKAS machine-gun in bow and midships manually operated turrets, and one downward firing through a ventral trap; 1000kg (2204lb) |
|
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
Italy |
| Number Built |
2 |
243 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Tumansky M-87A radial piston engine, 708 kW (950 hp) each |
2 × Isotta Fraschini Asso 500 V-12 water-cooled piston engines, 373 kW (500 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Soviet Naval Aviation |
Società Idrovolanti Alto Italia (Savoia), Regia Aeronautica , Spanish Air Force , Royal Romanian Naval Aviation |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_MDR-5 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoia-Marchetti_S.55 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
25 |
24 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
78.5 |
92 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Tumansky M-87 |
Isotta Fraschini Asso 500 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |