Beriev MDR-5
Introduction 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. It did not enter production as the rival Chyetverikov MDR-6 was preferred.
Development The MDR-5 (Morskoi Dalnyi Razvedchik - naval long-range reconnaissance) was an all-metal twin-engined high-wing cantilever monoplane flying-boat. Designed to be operated by a crew of five it was powered by two Tumansky M-87A radial engines.Two prototypes were built, the first, a pure flying boat flying which was built in 1938, with the second an amphibian. Although MDR-5 was adequate, the rival Chyetverikov MDR-6 had already been ordered into production and the MDR-5 was not developed further and remained as prototypes.
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