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The Beriev Be-8 (USAF-DoD reporting name Type 33 NATO reporting name Mole) was built by the Soviet Beriev OKB in 1947. It was a passenger-liaison amphibian aircraft with a layout similar to the Be-4 but substantially larger and heavier. It was a single engine parasol with the wing installed on a thin pylon and a pair of short struts. Compared to the Be-4 the Be-8 was equipped with retractable landing gear and pilot and passenger cabins had heating utilizing engine heat.

* Beriev Be-8, USSR, utility amphibious flying boat (1947) * Beriev Be-10, USSR, jet-powered maritime patrol/reconnaissance flying boat (1961) 1

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The Beriev Be-8, Type 33 Mole, was built by the Soviet Beriev Aircraft Company in 1947.2
Length Alt
1297.94
Ferry Range Alt
66600.0
Power Alt
700 hp
Range Main
810.0
Loaded Weight Main
3624.0
Max Speed Alt
9900.0
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Max Speed More
108000.0
Payload Main
400.0
Capacity
6
Max Speed Main
108000.0
Ceiling Main
5
550 m
Number Built
2
Span Main
19.0 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Span Alt
1897.3799999999999
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Shvetsov ASh-21
Manufacturer
Beriev
Payload Alt
880.0
Status
Did not enter mass-production
First Flight
1947
Loaded Weight Alt
7990.0
Power Main
520.0
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
6206.0
Length Main
13.0 m
Payload More
of cargo
Range Alt
30000.0
Empty Weight Main
2815.0
Ceiling Alt
18209.0
Ferry Range Main
1200.0
Category
Beriev aircraft
High wing aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Seaplanes and flying boats
Single-engine aircraft
Soviet civil utility aircraft 1940-1949

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