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Amphibian aircraft Be-200 delivered to Azerbaijan's Ministry of Emergency Situations

05 May 2008 [12:18] - TODAY.AZ
The Irkutsk aircraft factory (affiliate of Corporation Irkutsk) has delivered an amphibian aircraft Be-200 to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan.
According to the press service for the factory, the said plane is the fifth craft of the serious, produced at the factory for wood fire extinguishing.

Other planes of the kind belong to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. Meanwhile, according to the press service for the factory, this is the first plane Be-200, sold to foreign partners.

The amount of the deal is kept confidential.

After signing an international contract in 2007 the Irkutsk aircraft constructors have carried out a number of works as demanded by the customer.

Now the Irkutst aircraft factory is worked at another two planes of the kind. The pilot testing of the sixth vehicle of the series is scheduled for 2008 and the seventh for 2009.

/RKB/
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