It's Beriev Be-200, a jet-powered amphibious water-scooping plane made by Russia.

Eli 9901 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 3:02 pm on Jan 14, 2025

The best fire fighting plane in the world.

Effective, affordable and proven. It was used to battle forest fires not just in Russia, but also Turkey, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Indonesia and Israel.

Link: https://x.com/o_betoaraujo/status/1645907130380341248

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It's Beriev Be-200, a jet-powered amphibious water-scooping plane made by Russia.Link Eli 3:02pm · 1/14/25
- Is there fresh water where this plane can scoop nearby?Link Curly1918 5:03pm · 1/14/25
  - Air plane's salt water won't affect fire fighters on the ground who can still use fresh water with Eli 7:35pm · 1/14/25
    - No dumb ass… Domer From Hell 8:29pm · 1/14/25
- Later locals in CA wanted to lease Be-200. Only $8 m per fire season or $12 m/yr. Very affordableNTLink Eli 3:17pm · 1/14/25
- In early years Beriev Be-200 was planed to build in USNTLink Eli 3:08pm · 1/14/25

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