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Beriev Be-40

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:30 am

Neat plane, I must say.

I was wondering about the booster engines below the main turbofans.  Are they rockets or jets?
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Re: Beriev Be-40

Postby Ivan » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:36 pm

The boosters are rocket class engines (RD-60). D stands for Dviagtel, which means engine, R stands for rocket. Pistons usually use the 'M' prefix... at least postwar
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