This Month in Aviation History
Aircraft of the Month for June 2001
Be-2500
Beriev Be-1200 and Be-2500
by Alex Stoll
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| Specifications | ||
| Be-1200 | Be-2500 | |
| Manufacturer | Beriev Taganrog Aviation Complex | |
| Type | Heavy-lift amphibian | |
| Powerplant | Six Rolls-Royce Trents, with 490 kN (110,230 pounds) of thrust each | Six Trud/Samara NK-116 high-bypass-ratio turbofans, each with 1,030 kN (231,485 pounds) of thrust |
| Performance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cruise speed | 800 km/h (432 kts/497 mph) | |
| Ceiling | 10,000 m (32,800 ft) | |
| Range with full fuel | 10,000 km (5396 nm/6214 mi) | 17,000 km (9173 nm/10,563 mi) |
| Range with 480,000 kg (1,058,218 lb) payload | 10,000 km (5396 nm/6214 mi) | |
| Range with 700,000 kg (1,543,234 lb) payload | 7,000 km (3777 nm/4350 mi) | |
| Take-off run | 15km (8.1 nm/9.3 mi) at 450km/h (243 kts/280 mph) | |
| Weights | ||
| MTOW | 1,200,000 kg (2,643,170 lbs) | 2,500,000 kg (5,511,550 lb) |
| Payload | 450,000 kg (991,190 lb) | 1,000,000 kg (2,204,620 lb) |
| Dimensions | ||
| Wingspan | 147 m (482 ft 3 in) | |
| Length | 121 m (397 ft) | |
| Height | 27.46 m (90 ft 1 in) | |
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