How do amphibians

• How do amphibians

Taganrog Aviation Scientific-Technical Complex (Beriev) name Beriev located in the Rostov region, on the coast of the Azov Sea. Included in the United Aircraft Corporation. Since the early 30-ies of XX century, the company specializes in maritime aviation, develops and manufactures seaplanes and amphibians. Be-200ES - modification of the multipurpose amphibious aircraft designed to extinguish fires, provide emergency assistance in areas of extreme disasters, search and rescue on water, sanitation, passenger and freight traffic.

The first flight of this modification took place in August 2002. Be-200ES and today one of the largest fire fighting aircraft in the world, capable of gliding by to pick up water: at a speed of 150-190 km / h and it slides along the surface of the waters, and for 18 seconds fills the tanks. Eight sections of its tanks contain 12 tons of water.

Aggregate-assembly plant.

Assembling consoles wing BE-200. Initially, the aircraft was built at the Irkutsk Aviation Production Association. In 2008-2010, production from Eastern Siberia is fully transferred to Taganrog.

Assembly elements mechanization wing amphibious aircraft. Wingspan Be-200ES - about 33 meters, maximum takeoff weight - 42 tons.

BE-200 is on the water surface with a wave height up to 1, 2 meters. In the photo: the assembly is not very typical for aircraft structural parts - the float.

Shop Be-200ES final assembly.

To date, built 10 airplanes of this type; prospects of production of Be-200 in Taganrog provide contracts with Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Ministry of Defense of Russia, as well as of potential interest to the amphibian by a number of foreign countries.

The crew of the Be-200ES consists of two pilots. Assembling construction elements pilots cab. In the ensuing its avionics equipment Be-200ES equipped with so-called "glass cockpit", which is based on six large multi-function LCD display.

In the PAO "Beriev" today employs over 7000 people. The history of the aircraft factory in Taganrog originates from the organization in 1916 of an aircraft plant society aeronautics "B. Lebedev and K ". After the revolution and civil war, the factory was named the State Aircraft Factory №10 "The Swan" and in the 1920s started to develop as a major Aircraft Manufacturing company in the south of the country. In 1934 here it was organized by the Central Design Bureau for Marine aircraft design under the leadership of Georgy Beriev. After World War II on the basis of returning to Taganrog from evacuation Bureau created a maritime aircraft construction plant.

Since the founding team of the Taganrog aviation enterprise has created 36 types of aircraft for various purposes, of which 16 were mass manufactured. At the present Beriev Be-200ES assembly cycle is projected to reach four amphibious aircraft per year.

Installation of wiring harnesses. Inside the Be-200ES is more than 90 kilometers of wires.

Controllers carefully check every bolt and every rivet. Sealed design for seaplanes is of particular importance.

Work on the wing center section. The Be-200 is designed in a "vysokoplan" swept wing located above the fuselage.

Installation works in the rear fuselage.

Hoods nacelles open. Setting conducted aggregates powerplant. Be-200ES is equipped with two turbofan engines D-436TP (production - "Motor Sich", Ukraine) takeoff thrust of 7,650 kg each.

Feature amphibious aircraft: its engines mounted over the wings, which protects the power plants from splashes when taking off and landing on water.

The main customer amphibious aircraft - the Emergency Situations Ministry. In addition, six of the Be-200 ordered by the Defense Ministry. In 2008, one board began service in the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan. Purchase Be-200ES plan to Indonesia and China. Beriev actively introduces its development and the world community. The Be-200 is regularly involved in major air shows.

In 2010, the Be-200ES committed circumnavigation flight to attend the International Air Show in Chile and a demo tour of Latin American countries and the US. Be-200 show directly in the case. Amphibian attracted to several search-and-rescue operations, in particular, in 2015 after the collapse of the company's Airbus A320-216 AirAsia in the Java Sea. In addition, the Russian amphibious extinguished forest fires in Italy, Portugal and other European countries. Equipped with an English-speaking cab version of the Be-200ES-E in 2010 received a certificate of compliance with European aviation standards.

"name" Be-200ES. Board named in honor of Alexander Ivanovich Razgonina, sea pilot who became a hero of the Soviet Union during World War II.

Configuring slats.

Be-200ES is almost ready to transfer to the flight tests.

The aircraft is supplied to flight-testing facility, where it is tested in various modes before delivery to the customer. Aerodrome Company ( "Taganrog-South") the necessary equipment for the operation at any time.

The unofficial name of seaplanes - "flying boat". The bottom of the fuselage variable deadrise serves for stable planing Be-200ES water. In order to ensure stability on the water under the wings mounted floats. The minimum depth of the water for operation of the aircraft - 2, 6 meters.

The rear of the amphibious Be-200ES can rightfully call and tail, and the stern. There is mounted a water wheel to control the drive plane.

disclosed leaf water tanks. Aircraft capable edinomomentno reset to fire up to 12 cubic meters (tonnes) of water. Can be reset as a volley from all 8 sections of the water tanks, and consistently under the program. Be-200ES "pours" fire from a height of not less than 40 meters.

On the Taganrog aviation enterprise today are improving and are designed aircraft Airborne Early Warning and Control A-50. "Soviet AWACS" was based on a military transport Il-76MD, it made its first flight in December 1978, adopted in 1989. Total built about 40 units.

The aircraft AWACS A-50U - version with extended range and digital radio systems. The first flight in 2011. Currently, in addition to air and space forces of Russia, one of the latest modifications of the A-50 is the Air Force in India.

Beriev conjunction with Radio Engineering Corporation "Vega" is developing a promising set of AWACS. To replace the A-50 comes a new "flying radar" A-100 "prime".