10 000 L + water bomber seaplane Be-200ES

waterfire retardant2500 - 5000 km

Basic configuration of the Be-200 amphibious aircraft is intended for aerial fighting forest fires using water or fire suppressants, while resolving the following tasks: stopping and containment of medium and large forest fires by creating a fire break through multiple dropping of fire suppressant onto the fire edge; elimination of small and incipient forest fires; and delivery of fire brigades and fire fighting equipment to the disaster zone by landing on pre-selected water area or airfield, and their return to the base. Besides, the aircraft can fulfill the following missions: transportation of personnel and cargoes; search and rescue operations; environmental monitoring; and patrol of the exclusive economic zone and maritime borders. With this, all fire fighting capabilities are not affected. The Be-200ES aircraft, developed for the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations, is intended to resolve the following basic tasks: fire fighting; delivery of rescuer teams and required essential equipment and cargoes to the areas impacted by natural disasters, including landing on the nearest airfields and water bodies; evacuation of survivors from the disaster zone, and search and detection of ships in distress; determination of precise position of emergency zones; classification of the detected targets visually or using onboard technical aids; and transportation of non-commercial passengers and cargoes. Be-200ES can be operated from category B airfields with length of runway of 1,800 m, and from water areas at least 2,700 m long and at least 2.6 m deep. The aircraft can take off from and land on water with wave height of up to 1.2 m (sea state 3).