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proved useful in patrolling the long coastline and huge territorial waters off China's coast. During the 1970s the original
Shvetsov radial engines began to wear out with no replacements available, so several aircraft were re-engined with
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A Qing-6 (Be-6 conversion) powered by 4,250 hp (3,170 kW) WoJiang WJ-6 turboprop engines driving J17G13 propellers, at the China
Aviation Museum, Beijing
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Aircraft. Hikoki Publications. Manchester. 2008.
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Aircraft. Hikoki Publications. Manchester. 2008.
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Gunston, Bill. “The Osprey
Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995”. London, Osprey. 1995.
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623:"Designations of Soviet and Russian Military Aircraft and Missiles"
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Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft from 1875–1995
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The Osprey
Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft from 1875–1995
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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346:: Be-6 aircraft of the PLANAF re-engined with
1918:1950s Soviet military reconnaissance aircraft
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998:for Soviet and Chinese aircraft and missiles
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703:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
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30:Be-6 at Ukrainian State Aviation Museum
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237:. Beriev Be-6s operated by the
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217:at the Beriev plant in
45:Maritime reconnaissance
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183:vertical stabilizers
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193:Operational history
36:General information
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1303:Novosibirsk
1262:Caspian Sea
1006:(1947–1955)
877:Floatplanes
477:Performance
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459:Powerplant:
429:NACA 23010
350:turboprops.
348:Dongan WJ-5
179:gull-winged
167:mine-laying
152:flying boat
132:Beriev Be-6
71:Soviet Navy
1897:Categories
895:Amphibious
609:References
556:autocannon
422:NACA 23020
407:Wing area:
159:Beriev OKB
114:Late 1960s
61:Beriev OKB
575:torpedoes
395:Wingspan:
367:Data from
257:Operators
140:"Type 34"
1706:Plesetsk
1679:Nyonoksa
1528:missiles
1486:Nanchang
1439:Taganrog
1254:aircraft
937:Proposed
781:aircraft
712:16 April
676:(1995).
590:See also
541:Armament
314:Variants
219:Taganrog
187:fuselage
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1883:details
1794:Töretam
1536:Barnaul
949:Be-2500
583:8 mines
414:Airfoil
401:Height:
389:Length:
235:Ukraine
148:"Madge"
111:Retired
98:1949–57
90:History
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1581:Embi-5
1513:XIAN-A
1476:HARB-A
1468:Harbin
1421:SibNIA
1317:NOVO-C
1313:NOVO-B
1310:NOVO-A
1275:CASP-B
1270:CASP-A
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944:Be-101
928:Be-200
923:Be-103
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223:Arctic
156:Soviet
1868:VA-08
1864:VA-07
1860:VA-06
1857:VA-05
1854:VA-04
1851:VA-03
1848:VA-02
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1780:SH-10
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1755:SH-03
1752:SH-02
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1725:PL-04
1721:PL-03
1718:PL-02
1714:PL-01
1696:NE-04
1692:NE-03
1689:NE-02
1686:NE-01
1669:KY-12
1664:KY-11
1660:KY-10
1657:KY-09
1654:KY-08
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1645:KY-06
1640:KY-05
1635:KY-04
1630:KY-03
1605:KY-01
1588:EM-01
1571:BL-10
1567:BL-09
1564:BL-08
1561:BL-07
1558:BL-06
1555:BL-05
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1543:BL-01
1505:Xi'an
1496:NAN-B
1493:NAN-A
1458:TAG-D
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1388:RAM-P
1383:RAM-N
1378:RAM-M
1373:RAM-L
1368:RAM-K
1363:RAM-J
1358:RAM-H
1353:RAM-G
1349:RAM-F
1346:RAM-E
1343:RAM-D
1340:RAM-C
1337:RAM-B
1334:RAM-A
1293:KAZ-A
1285:Kazan
913:Be-12
867:Be-10
847:MBR-7
842:MDR-5
837:MBR-2
814:A-100
799:Be-32
794:Be-30
549:Guns:
419:root:
383:Crew:
1327:GFRI
908:Be-8
903:Be-1
885:Be-2
857:Be-6
852:Be-4
819:S-13
809:A-60
804:A-50
738:ISBN
728:ISBN
714:2019
682:ISBN
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461:2 Ă—
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334:Be-6
231:Kyiv
215:1957
211:1949
203:A-4B
144:NATO
136:USAF
130:The
106:1949
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