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Be-200ES-Firefighting aircraft / multipurpose aircraft intended for the Russian Ministry for Emergencies and capable of carrying 50 rescuers seats or 60 casualties on the folding, or 30 casualties on the stretchers.
The first flight of the Be-200ChS was performed in 2002. Serial production started at the Irkutsk APO.
The aircraft can be used for firefighting, emergency assistance in disaster areas, search and rescue operations, medical and cargo transportation. Be-200ES are regularly used to extinguish forest fires in the countries of the European Union (Italy, Portugal, Greece and a number of other countries).
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Water dropped patterns.
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Drop options
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Coverage area, m2
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Dimensions length x width, m
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1 drop
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1,390
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80x30
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2 drops
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2,615
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145x30
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3 drops
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3,450
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225x26
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4 drops
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4,460
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276x26
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8 drop
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5,324
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551x16
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| Water intake system: Retractable water intake mechanism "scoops" folding position © Konstantinos Panitsidis |
Three-view drawing
Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | OKB Beriev |
| COUNTRY | Russia |
| TYPE |
Firefighting amphibian aircraft.
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| CREW | 2 |
| POWER-PLANT | Two turbofan engines D-436TP |
| Thrust, kgf | 2x7.500 |
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DIMENSIONS
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Length, m
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32,05
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Height, m
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8,90
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Wing span, m
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32,78
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Wing area, m2
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117,4
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| WEIGHT | |
| Maximum take-off, kg | 42.000 |
| - in the firefighting version, kg | 43.000 |
| Empty aircraft, kg | 28.000 |
| Internal fuel, kg | 12.500 |
| Payload, kg (freight in cabin), kg | 7.500 |
| - in the firefighting version, kg | 12.000 |
| Water tanks maximum capacity, m3 | 12 |
| Chemical retardant tanks' capacity, m3 | 0,8 |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Maximum speed | 700 |
| Economic speed, km/h | 560-600 |
| Speed during water scooping at hydroplaning, km/h | 150-190 |
| Minimum speed of water dropping, km/h | 200-250 |
| Time required for water scooping during hydroplaning, s | 18 |
| Rate of climb after dewatering (43,000 kg, sea level), m/sec | 9,5 |
| Service ceiling, m | 8.000 |
| Maximum range with spare fuel for 1 hour, km | 3.150 |
| Take-off distance with an obstacle 10.7 m high at the end of the runway (ISA, S/L), m | |
| - from ground | 1.350 |
| - from water | 1.000 |
| Landing distance with an obstacle 15 m high at the start of the runway (ISA, S/L), m | |
| - ground | 1.020 |
| - water | 1.300 |
| Sea state, points | 3 |
| Wave height, m | 1,2 |
| Minimum altitude for water dropping, m | 40 |
| Water drops (with full fuel), kg | 270.000 |
| ARMAMENT | Doesn't have (defensive). |
Video
Beriev, Be-200 Multipurpose amphibian aircraft
E-books
| An Illustrated Comparative Study. Beriev Be-200ES Vs Bombardier CL-415 Superscooper (CL-215-6B11), e-bboks, Format: PDF |  |
| Be-200 - Multipurpose Amphibious Jet. (Sources: Defendory 2004, Pavilion Scorpion) |
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| Be-200 Multipurpose Amphibious Aircraft Sources: Defendory 2006, Pavilion Scorpion |
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