Beriev S-13
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 Photo of a Lockheed U-2 that served as the prototype for the Beriev S-13 |
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| Type: | Strategic altitude reconnaissance |
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The Beriev S-13 was a Soviet replica of the Lockheed U-2 .
history
At the time the U-2 went into service in the USA, the Soviet Union did not have a comparable high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft. The Jak-25RW was used to simulate the U-2 in order to train and train its own air defense forces, but at 21,000 meters it did not reach the altitude of the U-2 (21,335 m, max. 25,900 m). In contrast to the USA, this high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft was not used outside of Soviet airspace for political reasons.
Through the launch of a Lockheed U-2 in Sverdlovsk on May 1, 1960, the USSR became the property of debris this spy plane, which were examined by Soviet aviation specialists. The investigation was led by Georgi Beriev from OKB-49 in Taganrog . On June 28, 1960, the Council of Ministers of the USSR decided that the aircraft and its Pratt & Whitney J75-P-13 engine should be copied. The OKB -16 of Prokofij Filipowitsch Subez in Kazan made a copy of this engine under the designation RD-16-75.
On August 23, 1960, the Council of Ministers of the USSR ordered the pre-series production of 5 machines, 2 of which were to be made available to the air forces after the test flights. The schedule was very tight, as it was planned to examine all components of the U-2 and to copy them so that they met the standards of Soviet military aviation. The AFA-60 camera system of the U-2 should also be copied.
The S-13 should not only serve for aerial reconnaissance, but also as a weather research aircraft and for the destruction of military balloons.
On April 1, 1961, the first airframe was completed (engine and equipment were not yet installed).
Recognizing that the USA and its allies, like the Soviet Union, were able to shoot down a slow-flying object even at great heights, the Council of Ministers had the project stopped on May 12, 1962 with immediate effect. For large-scale, long-term surveillance, spy satellites were the better solution. For short-term, quick ad hoc reconnaissance, the Soviet Union, like the USA with the SR-71 , relied on speed that should make a launch more difficult. This task was later taken over by the Mikojan-Gurewitsch MiG-25 R, developed from the Je-155R.
Although no S-13 was completed, the S-13 program produced valuable knowledge in dealing with new alloys, materials and processing methods that could be used in other aircraft, e.g. B. the Mjasishchev M-17 found.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 1 |
| length | 15.7 m |
| span | 24.38 m |
| Empty mass | 5,900 kg |
| Takeoff mass | 11,000 kg |
| Engine | 1 × RD-16-75 Turbojet with 11,300 kgp |
| Top speed | 850 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 24,000 m |
| Range | 6,400 km |
literature
- Jefim Gordon , Sergei & Dmitri Komissarow: US Aircraft in the Soviet Union and Russia . Midland Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-85780-308-2 , pp. 245 f .
- Jefim Gordon: Soviet X-Planes . Midland Publishing, 2000, ISBN 978-1-85780-099-9 .
Web links
- Бериев С-13. In: airwar.ru. Retrieved November 5, 2017 (Russian, Beriev S-13).
- Photo of the S-13
- Pictures model of the S-13