page_title: Beriev Be-12
section_title: Specifications (Be-12)
hierarchical_section_title: Beriev Be-12 / Specifications (Be-12)
caption_attribution_description: Berijew Be-12 (Mail) at Monino Central Air Force Museum (Moscow)
context_page_description: The Beriev Be-12 Chayka is a Soviet turboprop-powered amphibious aircraft designed for anti-submarine and maritime patrol duties.
context_section_description: Data from
  General characteristics
  Crew: 4
  Length: 30.11 m (98 ft 9 in)
  Wingspan: 29.84 m (97 ft 11 in)
  Height: 7.94 m (26 ft 1 in)
  Wing area: 99 m² (1,070 sq ft)
  Empty weight: 24,000 kg (52,911 lb)
  Gross weight: 29,500 kg (65,036 lb)
  Max takeoff weight: 36,000 kg (79,366 lb)
  Powerplant: 2 × Ivchenko Progress AI-20D turboprop engines, 3,964 kW (5,316 hp) each
  Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propellers
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 530 km/h (330 mph, 290 kn)
  Range: 3,300 km (2,100 mi, 1,800 nmi)
  Service ceiling: 8,000 m (26,000 ft)
  Wing loading: 298 kg/m² (61 lb/sq ft)
  Power/mass: 0.260 kW/kg (0.158 hp/lb)
caption: Be-12 at Monino Central Air Force Museum in Moscow, 2006
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