Beriev Aircraft Company
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The Beriev Aircraft Company is a Russian aircraft manufacturer (design office prefix Be), specializing in amphibious aircraft. The company was founded in Taganrog in the 1934 as OKB-49 by Georgy Mikhailovich Beriev (born February 13, 1903), and since that time has designed and produced more than 20 different models of aircraft for civilian and military purposes, as well as customized models. Today the Company employs some 3000 specialists and is developing and manufacturing amphibious aircraft. Since the date of foundation, BERIEV Aircraft Company specialists have designed 29 types of aircraft for various purposes; 14 of these aircraft have been in serial production. 228 world aviation records have been broken by pilots flying BERIEV seaplanes and amphibians constructed at different times. The records are registered and acknowledged by the International Aviation Federation. In the course of research and development work, BERIEV specialists have received more than 900 certificates of authorship and patents for the designed aircraft and their structural components. In November 1989 BERIEV Aircraft Company became the only defense industry enterprise to win the Prize for Quality awarded by the Government of Russia.
[edit] Aircraft designed by Beriev
- Beriev Be-42 'Mermaid', the largest multipurpose amphibian airplane in the world.
- Beriev A-50 'Mainstay', a modified Ilyushin Il-76 'Candid' modified into an AWACS role.
- Beriev Be-4 'Mug', parasol-wing flying boat.
- Beriev Be-6 'Madge', flying boat used for firefighting duty.
- Beriev Be-8 'Mole', passenger/liaison amphibian.
- Beriev Be-10 'Mallow', jet-engined flying boat.
- Beriev Be-12 'Mail', Amphibious aircraft, similar in function to the Canadair CL-415, used for anti-submarine warfare, based upon the Be-6 'Madge.'
- Beriev Be-103 Bekas, a light amphibian, intended for passenger transport, medical aid, patrol and tourism.
- Beriev Be-200, a large multipurpose amphibian airplane.
- Beriev Be-32, a multipurpose airplane meant for cargo/passenger transport, patrol and expeditions.
- Beriev A-42 PE, a unique Search and Rescue SAR airplane, powered by propfan engines.
- Beriev Be-2500 Neptune, a super-heavy amphibian cargo aircraft with a max takeoff weight of 2500 metric tons (planned).
