Beriev Be-2500
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| A scale model of the Be-2500 from the Beriev website. | |
| Type | Super-heavy amphibious transport |
| Manufacturer | Beriev Aircraft Company |
| Status | In development |
The Beriev Be-2500 Neptun (Cyrillic: Бериев Бе-2500 Нептун) is a super-heavy amphibian cargo aircraft concept being developed[citation needed] by the Beriev Aircraft Company of Russia. Its maximum takeoff weight is projected to be 2,500 metric tons, hence the designation.
It is designed to function as both a conventional high-altitude jet and as an Ekranoplan. It is intended to fly transcontinental routes, taking off from conventional sea-ports and requiring no special infrastructure.
If it enters service, it will become the new largest aircraft in the world, surpassing another aircraft designed in a territory of the former Soviet Union, the Antonov An-225.
[edit] Specifications (Be-2500)
Data from Sergey Babain[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: ≥2
- Length: 123 m (403 ft)
- Wingspan: 156 m (512 ft)
- Height: m (ft)
- Wing area: 3,428 m² (36,900 ft²)
- Empty weight: 1,500,000 kg (3,300,000 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,500,000 kg (5,500,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 6× Kuznetsov NK-116 propfans or turbofans, 105 kN (23,000 lbf) each
Performance
- Maximum speed:
- At 10,000 m (33,000 ft): 800 km/h (430 knots, 500 mph)
- In ground effect: 450 km/h (240 knots, 280 mph)
- Range:
- At 10,000 m: 17,000 km (9,200 nm, 11,000 mi)
- In ground effect: 10,700 km (5,780 nm, 6,650 mi)
- Max wing loading: 730 kg/m² (150 lb/ft²)
- Minimum thrust/weight: 0.025(1 pound of thrust per 39+lb of aircraft at MTOW)
[edit] References
- ^ Babain, Sergey. Be-2500: Super heavy amphibian ground effect plane. True Supersonics!. Retrieved on 2006-08-14.
- Polek, Gregory. "Russian heavyweight stretches imagination", Aviation International News, 2004-06-19. Retrieved on 2006-08-14.
[edit] Related content
Designation sequence
- Be-112 - Be-200 - Be-2500
See also
Production: Airbus A380-800 · Antonov An-124 Ruslan · Antonov An-225 Mriya · Boeing 747 (SP/-400/LCF) · Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
Proposed: Beriev Be-2500 · Boeing 747-8 · Boeing Pelican
Concepts/prototypes: Boeing NLA · Bristol Brabazon · Convair XC-99 · Hughes H-4 (Spruce Goose) · McDonnell Douglas MD-12
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