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with potential customers including France,
Spain and Greece. High expectation also is
pinned on the Asian market, particular, India,
where the Be-200 is bidding in several tenders
at once.
Also important is that the assembly jigs
set up in Beriev’s shops to make the Be-200
amphibians are fit for manufacturing the
non-amphibian Be-300 plane as well.
According to Victor Kobzev, both aircraft
have 75–85% commonality. Essentially, the
Be-300 and Be-200 differ only in the shape
of the lower fuselage that has the conventional
aeroplane shape, rather than that of
a boat. Owing to the engines mounted on
top of the wing (a solution borrowed from
The last Irkut-production Be-200ChS c/n 302 arrived
in Taganrog for outfitting before delivery to Russian
Emercom due to take place before late November 2011
the Be-200), the Be-300 can operate from
unpaved airfields to handle a wide range of
missions in the regions lacking a developed
airfield network.
The common aerodynamic configuration
and flight performance similar to that of
land-based aircraft provided the Be-200 with
a high degree of upgradeability. This offers
excellent opportunities for deriving a whole
range of Be-200 versions, both amphibian
and land-based, to accomplish a variety of
civilian and military missions in an effective
manner. The Be-210 passenger amphibian
has been derived from the Be-200 and provision
has been made for developing a cargo/
passenger and patrol derivatives. In addition,
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Wing centre section panel for the first Be-200
of Beriev company production in assembly rig
the Be-200 and its Be-300 land-based version
could be of interest as a versatile platform
for specialist aircraft for military and
civilian roles.
Last spring, the Be-200ChS amphibian has
proven its top-notch characteristics yet again
during the FIDAE 2010 international air show
in Chile, after which it toured several Latin
American countries and the United States for
the demonstration purpose. Overall, the aircraft
covered upwards of 56,000 km within a
total of 121 flying hours. The Be-200ChS flew
over 14 countries on three continents. Earlier
this year, the Be-200ChS has performed a
series of demonstration flights in India and
Israel.
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Andrey Fomin
Andrey Fomin