The 'Beriev Aircraft Company', formerly 'Beriev Design Bureau', 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.
Aircraft designed by Beriev
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A-40 'Albatros', the largest multipurpose amphibian airplane in the world.
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A-50 'Shmel', a modified
Ilyushin Ilyushin Il-76 modified into an
AWACS role.
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Be-2, seaplane.
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Be-4, parasol-wing flying boat.
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Be-6, flying boat used for firefighting duty.
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Be-8, passenger/liaison amphibian.
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Be-10, jet-engined flying boat.
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Be-12 'Chayka', Amphibious aircraft, similar in function to the
Canadair CL-415, used for
anti-submarine warfare, based upon the Be-6.
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Be-30
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Be-101 proposed light amphibian with one propeller engine.
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Be-103 Bekas, a light amphibian, intended for passenger transport, medical aid, patrol and tourism.
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Be-112 proposed twin-engined propeller amphibian airplane.
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Be-200, a large multipurpose amphibian airplane.
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Be-32, a multipurpose airplane meant for cargo/passenger transport, patrol and expeditions.
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A-42 PE, a unique Search and Rescue
SAR airplane, powered by
propfan engines.
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Be-2500 Neptune, a proposed super-heavy amphibian cargo aircraft with a max takeoff weight of 2500 metric tons (planned).
External links
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Official site in English
★
US division
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Beriev Aircraft Corp. in the Taganrog Business Directory