Beriev Be-32
The Beriev Be-30 (NATO reporting name "Cuff") is a Russian regional airliner and utility transport aircraft designed by the Beriev, Beriev Design Bureau. It was developed specifically for Aeroflot local service routes using short, grass Runway, airstrips. It was also designed to be used in the light transport, aerial survey and air ambulance roles. It competed against the Antonov An-28 and the Czechoslovakian LET-410. Design and development The original design featured interconnected engines, so that in case of one engine failing, the remaining engine could drive both propeller (aircraft), propellers. This feature was not implemented in the production version. The first prototype flew on 3 March 1967, fitted with Shvetsov ASh-21 piston engines, while the first production prototype flew on 18 July 1968, using more powerful Glushenkov TVD-10 turboprop engines. The first deliveries to Aeroflot were in mid-1969.Green, William, ''The Observers Book of Aircraft'', Frederick Warne & ...
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