Plane of the Week: Beriev Be-200

It’s a boat! It’s a plane! It’s an… amphibious aircraft! The Beriev Be-200, manufactured by Irkut Corporation, was designed by the Beriev Aircraft Company. The intention was to design an aircraft that served multiple purposes, such as fighting fires, acting in search and rescue efforts, serving as passenger transportation, and more. Design and Development The [...]

By |February 17th, 2017|Plane Of The Week|Comments Off on Plane of the Week: Beriev Be-200

Aerial Firefighting and the DC-10

Airplanes play a huge part in helping to fight forest fires. Sometimes, fires spread rapidly and dangerously across forests in areas where people and firetrucks cannot easily reach. In the past, firefighters used to wait and let these fires run their course; they’d try to contain them rather than stop them. We’ve taken great [...]

By |January 4th, 2017|General Aviation|Comments Off on Aerial Firefighting and the DC-10