Third Be-200ES has been delivered to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations

The third Be-200ES has been delivered to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. Source: UAC Russia

TANTK them. G.M. Beriev passed the next serial Be-200BC aircraft to the customer

12/20/2012

December 20, 2017 at the PJSC "TANTK them. G.M. Beriev (part of the PJSC UAC), an official ceremony of transfer of the next serial Be-200BC amphibian aircraft took place. This is the third plane built for the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia within the framework of the State Contract.

The aircraft successfully passed the program of bearer and acceptance tests. It is planned that the crew of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia will transfer the aircraft to the Krasnoyarsk Integrated Aviation Rescue Center of the Siberian Regional Center of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia.

TANTK is a manufacturer of Be-200 amphibious aircraft and special aviation complexes for the Russian Defense Ministry. Over the past three years, the company has modernized and re-equipment production. In 2016, by the decision of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, TANTK was granted a budget subsidy of 3.5 billion rubles to reduce the company's debt burden, ensure its financial stability and further development.

"Taganrog plant today demonstrates a steady pace of work - serial production of unique Be-200 aircraft is established. A high degree of readiness for the 4th aircraft in the framework of the current contract. The 5th machine is in the final assembly shop, the 6th aircraft is assembling the units. The plant has a reserve for aggregates for the next series of aircraft and is ready to expand the production program. Such results were achieved, in part, thanks to timely state support measures, "said Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov.

"We are ready to increase the pace of the mass production of Be-200BC and now we are discussing new orders," said General Director-General Designer of TANTK named after G.M. Beriev Yuri Grudinin.

Be-200ChS proved itself in the extinguishing of fires and rescue operations, including abroad - in Greece, Portugal, Spain, France, Indonesia. The aircraft has a high export potential.

Be-200ChS is a multipurpose amphibian aircraft intended for solving firefighting tasks, providing emergency assistance in areas of extreme disasters, search and rescue on water, sanitation and freight traffic, and environmental monitoring.

The Russian Be-200 amphibious aircraft has undeniable advantages in speed at extinguishing fires and high productivity by the number of water discharges in one hour. Be-200ES can take on board 12 tons of water. For one refueling, the aircraft is capable of dropping up to 270 tons of water to the fire. Source: uacrussia.ru

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