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Beriev Alekseyev VVA-14
Beriev · VTOL Ekranoplan / ASW · USSR · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Bartini Beriev VVA-14 Vertikaľno-Vzletayushchaya Amfibiya was a wing-in-ground-effect aircraft developed in the Soviet Union during the early 1970s. Designed to be able to take off from the water and fly at high speed over long distances, it was to make true flights at high altitude, but also have the capability of flying efficiently just above the sea surface, using the aerodynamic ground effect. The VVA-14 was designed by Austro-Hungarian-born designer Robert Bartini in answer to a perceived requirement to destroy United States Navy Polaris missile submarines. The final aircraft was retired in 1987.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Wing-in-Ground Effect
- Domain
- Dual-Use
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- USSR
- Manufacturer
- Beriev
- Co-Manufacturer
- Bartini Design Bureau
- Operator
- USSR military
- Primary Role
- VTOL Ekranoplan / ASW
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1972
- Produced
- 2
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- 2x Soloviev D-30M turbofan + 12x Rybinsk RD-36-35PR lift jets (proposed)
- Thrust / Power
- 26,455 lbf cruise
- Launch
- Water
- Length (ft)
- 85.9
- Wingspan (ft)
- 98.4
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 52,910
- MTOW (lb)
- 122,000
- Endurance (hr)
- 4
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 34,000
- Range (mi)
- 1,553
- Max Speed (mph)
- 466
- Armament
- torpedoes; depth charges