The PJSC Beriev Aircraft Company (russian: Таганрогский авиационный научно-технический комплекс им. Г. М. Бериева, , Beriev Taganrog Aviation Scientific Technical Complex), formerly Beriev Design Bureau, is a Russian

aircraft manufacturer An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Aerospace is a high technology indust ...

(design office prefix Be), specializing in amphibious aircraft. The company was founded in

Taganrog Taganrog ( rus, Таганрог, p=təɡɐnˈrok) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: History of Taganrog Th ...

in the 1934 as OKB-49 by Georgy Mikhailovich Beriev, 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. Pilots flying Beriev seaplanes have broken 228 world aviation records. The records are registered and acknowledged by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.

History

Georgy Mikhailovich Beriev founded the design bureau that bears his name at Taganrog in 1932. The traditional focus of the Beriyev Design Bureau has been the development of seaplanes for military and civilian use. The Bureau was moved to Krasnoyarsk in Siberia in 1942 to avoid destruction in World War II, and returned to Taganrog in 1945. In November 1989 Beriev became the only defense industry enterprise to win the Prize for Quality awarded by the Soviet Government.

Aircraft

Antonov An-30 The Antonov An-30 (NATO reporting name: Clank), is a development of the An-24 designed for aerial cartography. Development The first aerial survey version of the Antonov An-24 was designed by the Beriev OKB and designated An-24FK. The FK sto ...

, aerial cartography development of the

Antonov An-24 The Antonov An-24 (Russian/Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-24) ( NATO reporting name: Coke) is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau and manufactured by Kyiv, Ir ...

* Beriev A-40 ''Albatros'', the largest multipurpose amphibian airplane in the world, NATO codename "Mermaid" *

Beriev A-50 The Beriev A-50 (NATO reporting name: Mainstay) is a Soviet airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport. Developed to replace the Tupolev Tu-126 "Moss", the A-50 first flew in 1978. Its existence wa ...

''Shmel'', a modified Ilyushin Il-76 modified into an AWACS role, NATO codename "Mainstay" *

Beriev A-60 The Beriev A-60 is a Soviet/Russian airborne laser laboratory aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76MD transport. In the 1970s a special aviation complex was established by the Soviets at Taganrog machine-building factory to develop airborne lase ...

, a modified Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft, converted into an airborne laser laboratory in 1981 *

Beriev A-100 The Beriev A-100 is a Russian-built airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Il-76MD-90A transport aircraft. This aircraft is developed to replace the Beriev A-50 in Russian Air Force service. Avionics and configuratio ...

, a modified Ilyushin Il-476 AWACS that will succeed the A-50 and A-50U * Beriev Be-1, prototype wing-in-ground effect (WIG) aircraft * Beriev Be-2, seaplane * Beriev Be-4, parasol-wing flying boat *

Beriev Be-6 The Beriev Be-6 (USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 34", NATO reporting name "Madge") was a flying boat produced by the Soviet Beriev OKB. It was capable of accomplishing a wide variety of missions, such as long-range maritime reconnaissance, coastal ...

, flying boat used for firefighting duty *

Beriev Be-8 The Beriev Be-8 (USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 33", NATO reporting name "Mole"), was built by the Soviet Beriev OKB in 1947. It was a passenger/liaison amphibian aircraft with a layout similar to the Be-4 but substantially larger and heavier. It ...

, passenger/liaison amphibian * Beriev Be-10, jet-engined flying boat * Beriev Be-12 ''Chayka'', Amphibious aircraft, similar in function to the Canadair CL-415, used for

anti-submarine warfare Anti-submarine warfare (ASW, or in older form A/S) is a branch of underwater warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, submarines, or other platforms, to find, track, and deter, damage, or destroy enemy submarines. Such operations are t ...

, based upon the Be-6. NATO codename "Mail" *

Beriev Be-30 The Beriev Be-30 (NATO reporting name "Cuff") is a Russian regional airliner and utility transport aircraft designed by the Beriev Design Bureau. It was developed specifically for Aeroflot local service routes using short, grass airstrips. It ...

, a regional airliner and utility transport aircraft * Beriev Be-101 proposed light amphibian with one propeller engine * Beriev Be-103 ''Bekas'', a light amphibian, intended for passenger transport, medical aid, patrol and tourism * Beriev Be-112 proposed twin-engined propeller amphibian airplane * Beriev Be-200 ''Altair'', a large multipurpose amphibian airplane * Beriev Be-32, a multipurpose airplane meant for cargo/passenger transport, patrol and expeditions. * Beriev A-42 Albatros, an updated version of A-40, recently adopted into service in a SAR and antisubmarine roles, production to begin in 2010. NATO codename "Mermaid". * Beriev A-42PE Albatros, a Search and rescue (SAR) airplane, powered by propfan engines. * Beriev Be-2500 ''Neptun'', a proposed super-heavy amphibian cargo aircraft with a max takeoff weight of 2500 metric tons (planned) * Beriev MBR-2, reconnaissance flying-boat *

Beriev MBR-7 The Beriev MBR-7 (sometimes Beriev MS-8) was a Soviet short-range reconnaissance/bomber flying boat developed by the Beriev design bureau at Taganrog. Designed as a successor to the MBR-2 but it did not go into production due to lack of engines. ...

, reconnaissance, bomber flying-boat * Beriev MDR-5, long-range reconnaissance, bomber flying-boat * Beriev R-1, experimental jet-powered flying boat *

Beriev S-13 The Beriev S-13 was a Soviet reverse-engineered copy of the Lockheed U-2C, developed in the Soviet Union in the early 1960s. History On 1 May 1960, Francis Gary Powers flew a U-2 espionage mission from northern Pakistan over the Soviet Union. ...

, a clone of the Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance plane.Yefim Gordon: Soviet X-Planes. Midland Publishing, 2000, * Bartini Beriev VVA-14, an amphibious anti-submarine aircraft, only prototypes were produced * Tupolev Tu-142MR

References

External links

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