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Old 5th Apr 2008, 01:41
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Planegill
 
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Mel is correct, it is the Beriev Be-30.
With all due respect, the previous thread at #1482 was incorrectly identified. It is not the Be-32. It is the prototype Beriev A-40 Albatross. You can see it has a bigger pedestal and a generally wider cockpit. The Be-32 has the same cockpit window arrangement as the Be-30. (That would be a major modification to make to an aircraft.) I can't find any photos which show this clearly, although you can see in this one that there is a centreline window.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Mosco...-32/0813362/L/
Here is another A-40 cockpit photo. I don't know if this was an updated version or the second prototype. I downloaded this photo, but can vouch it is the same as the aircraft I inspected and photographed at AirExpo 92 in Auckland. (Unfortunately I can't find my photos at the moment.)

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