In 1934 Georgiy M. Beriev, the eminent aircraft designer, founded a design bureau in Taganrog, Russia. Since then, this design bureau, named as the Beriev Aircraft Company (or TANTK - Taganrog Scientific-Technical Complex named after G. M. Beriev) has developed over twenty types of aircraft and become known world-wide for outstanding achievements in hydroaviation developments.

Currently, the Beriev Aircraft Company comprises a design bureau, a flight-test facility, a prototype manufacturing plant, test center for hydroaviation  in Taganrog, a ground test facility in Gelendzhik, as well as flight test group and representative office in Moscow.

The design bureau carries out full-cycle research-and-development works on hydroplanes, amphibious aircraft, UAVs, including theoretical researches and experiments on aero- and hydrodynamics, fluid and gas mechanics, systems engineering, fatigue strength and durability of materials for new-generation amphibians. CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM technologies are widely employed.

The flight test facility implements flight and certification tests of both amphibious and land-based aircraft, as well as navigation equipment and other aircraft systems.

The prototype manufacturing plant is fully suited for manufacturing of own aircraft prototypes and their updating, as well as creation of new modifications of aircraft developed by other design bureaus.

The company's test-and-laboratory facility features a complete set of equipment to carry out aircraft's static and life tests, test-bench verifications of key design-and-integration solutions of various aircraft systems, as well as full-scale research-and development works on creation, employment, and operation of prospective amphibians and hydroplanes.

The training facility at Taganrog features classes to study theory, simulators to master practical skills, as well as special training library, operational laboratory stands of power plant and aircraft systems. Practical flight training is performed at the flight test center.

The test facility at Gelendzhik features all necessary infrastructure for all-season flight and sea-worthiness tests of amphibians. Its hydrobase comprises a number of parking lots for aircraft, a concrete slip to the water, and a pier for support ships. The base also accommodates laboratory and administrative buildings, workshops, warehouses, and a housing facility for pilots and support specialists.

The company's test pilots, many of them recognized as the Honoured Test Pilot or Honoured Test Navigator, are well-experienced in testing various aircraft in severe conditions.

With all accumulated experience at its possession, the Beriev Aircraft Company currently launches works on creation of new-generation amphibious aircraft with the unique mix of flight performance and seaworthiness characteristics.

The company has developed the Be-200 multipurpose amphibious aircraft, which is manufactured in series at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. The base firefighting variant of this aircraft was certified in accordance with the domestic airworthiness rules and was granted with the Type Certificate on 15 August 2001. The Be-200ChS aircraft, developed and manufactured for the Russia's Ministry for Emergencies, was granted with the Type Certificate for search-and-rescue operations on 20 June 2003. Currently, the company conducts preparation work in order to ensure certification of  the Be-200 aircraft in Europe. 

The Beriev Aircraft Company carries out the works on perfection of the A-40 "Albatros" - the world-biggest amphibious jet. Currently, the company develops the A-42PE amphibian for patrol and search-and-rescue missions at high seas.

Additionally, the company is involved in development of land-based aircraft. The Be-32R commuter aircraft has passed all required tests, and all is ready for its production manufacturing. This aircraft is not inferior to other similar foreign aircraft, but beats them in price value.

Other activities of great importance cover developments on radar early-warning aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles.

The company also works on prospective transportation systems based on amphibious aircraft, including super-heavy hydroplanes, such as the Be-2500 amphibian with the takeoff weight of 2,500 tonnes, and maximum payload of 1,000 tonnes.

Contact Information

Andrew Salnikov, Chief of Marketing Division
phone: +7 (86344) 4-99-01
phone: +7 (86344) 4-98-39
phone / fax: +7 (8634) 31-54-15
fax: +7 (8634) 64-74-34
e-mail: info@beriev.com
www.beriev.com
address: 1 Aviatorov Square, Taganrog, 347923, Russia