Be-200 extinguish fires in Turkey, creating an image for our "amphibians"

More and more military personnel are involved in extinguishing fires in Yakutia, along with ground technique and aviation. Obviously, the situation is extremely serious and in order to take it under control, any available means are required.

At the same time, four of our unique Be-200 amphibious aircraft are fighting fires abroad - in Turkey and Greece, which causes bewilderment and even anger among many of our fellow citizens. After all, at first glance, these machines could directly affect the situation in our country.

However, with a more detailed and not biased analysis, it becomes obvious that the "business trip" of our amphibians is not some kind of "flagrant betrayal", but on the contrary is beneficial to our country.

Firstly, the army aviation involved in extinguishing fires in Yakutia is more effective, since the same Il-76 can drop almost 4 times more water than the Be-200. At the same time, our amphibian is capable of taking water directly from nearby reservoirs, which is just more suitable for the "seaside" Greece and Turkey.



Secondly, our 4 aircraft "work" abroad not free of charge. By helping the aforementioned countries, our planes make money for Russia.

Finally, thirdly. Successful, and indeed it is, the overseas mission is a good advertisement for our "amphibians", which will again go into series in the near future. After all, we have almost finished the PD-8 engine, which will replace the Ukrainian unit in the Be-200 and will allow Russia to resume production of unique winged aircraft.