BERIEV Be-112

TYPE: Twin-turboprop amphibian.

PROGRAMME: First details revealed in early 2006; no development/production timetable disclosed.

DESIGN FEATURES: Optimised for both passenger and cargo carrying, with emphasis on opening new air routes to remote locations. Slightly sweptback wings with moderate anhedral mounted on fuselage shoulders; wingtip floats. Barrelled hull cross-section with large sponsons for water stability. Twin, outward-canted fins supporting single-piece tailplane; engine attached to leading-edge of each fin. Rear cargo ramp between fins. Operable in wave heights up to 0.8 m (2 ft 6 in).

FLYING CONTROLS: Conventional and manual. Single-piece elevator with large tab: inset rudder, with tab, in each fin; tab in each aileron. Slotted flaps.

LANDING GEAR: Tailwheel type; retractable. Twin wheels on each main leg retract into sponsons.

POWER PLANT: Two turboprops. Option of 1,044 kW (1,400 shp) RKBM TVD-1500 or 1,062 kW (1,424 shp) Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-67R.

ACCOMMODATION: Nominal seating for 27 passengers at 80 cm (31½ in) pitch; combi interior for cargo, including vehicles loaded via rear ramp.

DIMENSIONS, EXTERNAL:

  • Wing span: 21.20 m (69 ft 6¾ in)
  • Length overall: 17.00 m (55 ft 9¼ in)
  • Height overall: 5.20 m (17 ft 0¾ in)
  • Wheelbase: 8.65 m (28 ft 4½ in)
  • Wheel track: 4.50 m (14 ft 9¼ in)

DIMENSIONS, INTERNAL:

  • Cabin: Length: 10.20 m (33 ft 5½ in)
    • Max width: 2.15 (7 ft 0¾ in)
    • Max height: 1.84 m (6 ft 0½ in)

WEIGHTS AND LOADINGS:

  • Max payload: 2,350 kg (5,181 lb)
  • Max T-O weight: 11,000 kg (24,250 lb)
  • Max power loading: TVD-1500: 5.27 kg/kW (8.66 lb/shp)
    • PT6A-67R: 5.18 kg/kW (8.51 lb/shp)

PERFORMANCE (estimated):

  • Max level speed at FL98: 226 kt (420 km/h; 261 mph)
  • Econ cruising speed at FL98: 200 kt (370 km/h; 230 mph)
  • Max certified altitude: 7,600 m (24,940 ft)
  • T-O run: land: 850 m (2,790 ft)
    • water: 860 m (2,825 ft)
  • Landing run, water: 515 m (1,690 ft)
  • Range with 2,100 kg (4,630 lb) payload at FL98, 30 min reserves: 540 n miles (1,000 km; 621 miles)

The article appears in the following publication:
Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2007-2008. Jane's Information Group Ltd. 2007. ISBN: 0-7106-2792-0

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