| Manufacturer |
Beriev Aircraft Company |
Aichi Kokuki |
| 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 Aichi H9A was a flying boat trainer designed and produced by the Japanese aircraft manufacturer Aichi. |
| First Flight |
1938-01-01 |
1940-09-01 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1942-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1945-01-01 |
| Designer |
Beriev Aircraft Company |
Aichi Kokuki |
| Type |
|
Flying boat trainer |
| Length (m) |
15.88 |
16.95 |
| Height (m) |
|
5.25 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
345 |
317 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
222 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
8150 |
6780 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
4.5 |
| 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) |
1× flexible, 7.7 mm (.303 in) Type 92 machine gun in bow and dorsal hatches; 2× 250 kg (551 lb) bombs or depth charges |
| Capacity Description |
|
three pupils |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
|
| Number Built |
2 |
31 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Tumansky M-87A radial piston engine, 708 kW (950 hp) each |
2 × Nakajima Ha-1 Kotobuki 42 or 43 nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 529 kW (710 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Soviet Naval Aviation |
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_MDR-5 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_H9A |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
25 |
24 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
78.5 |
63.3 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Tumansky M-87 |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |