| Manufacturer |
Consolidated Aircraft |
Beriev Aircraft Company |
| Description |
The Consolidated XP4Y Corregidor (company Model 31) was an American twin-engined long-range maritime patrol flying boat built by Consolidated Aircraft for the United States Navy. |
The Beriev Be-6 (USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 34", NATO reporting name "Madge") is a flying boat produced by the Soviet Beriev OKB. |
| First Flight |
1939-05-05 |
1949-01-01 |
| Designer |
Consolidated Aircraft |
Beriev Aircraft Company |
| Type |
Maritime patrol flying boat |
Maritime reconnaissance and patrol aircraft |
| Length (m) |
22.58 |
23.5 |
| Height (m) |
7.67 |
7.64 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
8 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
398 |
414 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
219 |
280 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
6520 |
6100 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
6.25 |
|
| Armament |
1 x 37mm cannon in bow turret (proposed); 2 x 0.5in (12.7mm) machine-guns dorsal and tail (proposed); 4,000lb (1814kg) of external bombs or depth charges (proposed) |
5 × 23 mm (0.91 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon in 3 remotely controlled turrets; ; General ordnance, or; 2×1,000 kg (2,205 lb) torpedoes, or; 8 mines |
| Number Built |
1 |
123 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Wright R-3350-8 Cyclone 18 twin-row radial piston engine, 1715 kW (2300 hp) each |
2 × Shvetsov ASh-73TK 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1800 kW (2414 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Navy |
Soviet Naval Aviation, People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_XP4Y_Corregidor |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_Be-6 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
33.53 |
33 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
97.36 |
120 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |