The Beriev Be-200 Altair is a jet-powered amphibious flying boat of utility type designed and built by the Beriev Aircraft Company. Marketed as being designed for fire fighting, search and rescue, mar
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Beriev Be-200 filling water tanks in the Mediterranean Sea while in operation during the 2010 Mount Carmel forest fire
The Be-200's engines are located high and to the rear in order to keep them clear of spray.
The Be-200 was operated in Greece during fires in the summer of 2007, but has yet to secure any firm orders from Europe.
The Beriev A-40 Albatros is a Soviet/Russian jet-powered amphibious flying boat designed by the Beriev Aircraft Company for an anti-submarine warfare role. Intended as a replacement for the amphibious
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…Irkut staff in 2002–2003 as a reference to the name of the alpha star in the Eagle constellation and because "Al" is the first part of the name of the Beriev A-40 Albatross amphibious aircraft, whose layout was the development basis for the creation of the Be-200; "ta" stands for Taganrog, while "ir" stands for Irkutsk…
Beriev A-40 at Gelendzhik, 2004
A Beriev A-40 at the 1996 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford