History: Beriev Be-200
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| Role | Multirole amphibian | ||
| First flight : | 24 September 1998 | ||
| Status : | operational | ||
| Primary users : | EMERCOM | ||
| Introduced : | 2003 | ||
| Number built : | 9 | ||
The Beriev Be-200 Altair is a russian built multipurpose amphibian aircraft. The aircraft was designed by the Beriev Aircraft Company and was built by Irkut. The Beriev Be-200 is intended to serve as a fire fighting, search and rescue, maritime patrol and even passenger transport aircraft. It can carry up to 12 tonnes (12 000 litres, 3 170 gallons) of water or 72 passengers.
Table of contents
Development
Background
Production
Design
Technology
Operational Service
Variants
- Be-200 — Basic multirole model
- Be-200ChS (Бе-200ЧС) or Be-200ES (Emergency Services) — Multirole aircraft specially customized for the needs of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations
- Be-200E — English cockpit version of the Be-200ES
- Be-200RR — Proposed Rolls-Royce engined variant.
- Be-210 — Proposed Passenger only model
- Be-220 — Proposed maritime patrol variant.
Competitors
Deliveries
Accidents
Specifications
Further reading
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