Interesting sea plane design, never thought having the wings in the water would be a good idea, wonder how it would handle rough sea conditions. Cool looking design.

Those are beautiful planes and the pilots did beautiful jobs. From the looks of it those water landings have to be done perfectly, and they were very masterfully done.

I flew the blue one back in 04/05 at Sun & Fun with the demo pilot. Things I remember is it's built like a tank and flew very heavy on the controls. Takeoff and landing were simple. Handled a decent chop surprisingly well. I liked it.

THE FLOATING WING ADVANTAGE The Beriev's very new design has something in common with a very old design. Its floating inboard wing root seems to serve the same purpose as the short, stubby, mid-fuselage sponsons on the old Dornier and Boeing monohulls. These sponsons eliminated the need for wing floats, and assisted the transition to the step. My understanding is that the added surface area of the sponsons would cause them to begin planing at a lower speed than the hull, and they would help lift the airplane onto the step, reducing the amount of horsepower required to make that transition. Once on the step, the sponsons would lift out of the water and no longer produce much drag. The greatest demand for horsepower occurs when getting on the step, and these sponsons allowed the otherwise underpowered flying boats to get on the step despite being heavily loaded for a trans-oceanic voyage. The Beriev's floating wing serves the same purpose. The assist that the wing provides allows this 5000-pound monohull to be comfortably powered by 420 horsepower. Once on the step, the low wing makes maximum use of ground effect to reduce the liftoff speed, minimizing the airplane's exposure to water drag. Conventional seaplanes use flaps to achieve this same result. There is a certain elegance of simplicity in the Beriev's use of a one-piece wing to achieve what is usually done with the complexity of a wing flap system. Through shrewdness of design, the Beriev designers have eliminated an entire system that entails moving parts and maintenance, as well as management on the part of the pilot. ROUGH WATER READY One of the pre-conceived notions I arrived with was that the airplane probably isn't any good in rough water or crosswinds. I had a chance to find out that this is not the case. One of the days I flew had gusty winds and crowds of weekend powerboats that were whipping the surface into a confused sea of random chop that made for some genuinely rough water. I flew it in water that well exceeded the 1/2 meter (19 inch) waves that had been demonstrated in certification, and found it to handle them at least as well as a comparably sized floatplane. In some ways it handled them better, since it slides across the water on its broad platform with no pitching or heaving tendencies. Again, I found no porpoising tendencies, even when slamming into the occasional extra large wave. Also, I was able to verify the extent of its roll stability on the water by falling in on the step behind a large powerboat and riding parallel on top of his wake. Doing this would have been hazardous in a floatplane and precarious in a conventional monohull, but with five feet of wing skimming the water on either side to provide stability, it was a non-event in the Beriev. It continued steady, with no rocking of the wings at all. The airplane's construction seems sturdy enough to withstand the abuse of rough water. When it conies to rough water, one of this airplane's strong points is the German-made MT propellers. Their location above and behind the broad wing practically eliminates spray exposure, and any spray they do encounter is not likely to do much damage since the props are composite with a nickel leading edge. Our rough water session left the props unaffected, where the same session in a Grumman would have required dressing the blades afterward. The props on the airplane have 200 hours and 400 water landings on them, and they have never been dressed and do not need to be. I found that very impressive. -Burke Mees Water Flying Mar/Apr 2005 www.seaplanes.aero/main/index.html

Nice plane. I love Beriev machines very much. I've watched the Be-200 flying very low in Portugal. Beautiful ...

Мое восхищение разработчикам этой фантастической машины!

Восхищение! И признательность советским конструкторам, инженерам, рабочим!

Their jet engine seaplanes r amazing. These propeller ones seem very under powered. Still great planes to watch and enjoyed this video a lot. Thanks

Thank you, Konstantin, very good footage

Красота какая... Чуть ли не 25 лет как в забытии

Thanks for posting this video. It appears that some folks, who have never seriously examined seaplane design, have lots to criticize, but the Be-103 is well designed in most respects, though I wish that they had used a planing-tail hull design, which eliminates the step, and thereby reduces drag considerably. The wing is a mid-wing, obviating any need for lateral stablization, reducing drag. This video shows how well the design prevents water hitting the props during takeoff, which is important.

Great aeroplane! Starting out from the water, and then the big flying and then the coming out of the water on land is very excellent! Big technology!

Viva Russia 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 Ура Россия 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺

Спасибо за видео) Красивые самолеты

All yr videos are incredable Konstantin;thanks alot for posting...:)

AAaamaazing airshow and skillful pilots, THANK U for the upload friend, truely amazing and breath-takingly beautiful, wow!

Realmente esses aviões russos/soviéticos são incríveis e diferente de tudo que há na aviação, eles são híbridos que flutuam usando a fuselagem e as asas, isto requer muito reforço estrutural no projeto, caso contrário ele se quebraria todo! Incrível mesmo, não usam canoas flutuadores, usam a própria fuselagem e asas. Sem palavras pra descrever esses maravilhas!🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷Brazil

Интересная конструкция у Бе 103 впервые вижу гидросамолет с нижним расположением крыла.

What a beautiful plane…just hard to believe that with the wings subjected to so much water that corrosion wouldn’t be an exponentially accelerated issue. But…I’d love to be aboard. Beautiful!!

Fortissimi I decolli prima attimi come motoscafo e poi... via nel cielo!!!!.Non avrei creduto possibile x aerei grandi

Красота! Просто красота! В первые вижу самолет лежащий на воде и взлетающий . Круто. Наверно за этим что есть

Beriev makes some gorgeous aircraft.

Those russkie Engineers are pretty smart I have to give them a lot of credit for the things that they come up with!

so wonderfully captured!

flying boats are just the neatest aircraft ever

I never want to have to bail out in an emergency...those props would shred everything.

Que maravilla,esas máquinas anfibias y voladodoras.aqui en Nicaragua,nos harían más fácil la vida ,sobre todo para,el turismo. Saludos desde Managua Nicaragua.

Smart idea. The coastline is the longest runway you don't have to make. It's there already to use :-)

THE BEST. THANK YOU.

This craft makes total sense and flexibility of operation!

I love the design and look for this aircraft, excellent! 👍🏻🇺🇲🇺🇲

I am really surprised those wings held up so we'll in the sea! WOW just amazing! That's really cool how it just goes down the ramp into the sea and takes off! HEHE I wonder what the insides look like afterwards! I wish they had taken some pictures or video of the insides too! Really Awesome Aircraft! Well done!

"... I flew it in water that well exceeded the 1/2 meter (19 inch) waves that had been demonstrated in certification, and found it to handle them at least as well as a comparably sized floatplane. In some ways it handled them better, since it slides across the water on its broad platform with no pitching or heaving tendencies..." -- Burke Mees, Water Flying, March/April 2005

Those are AWESOME! Of course we can't have those in America for water taxis, that would just make Way Too Much Sense!

I want to build an RC seaplane like these. Great video!

Wow ! what amazingly versatile aircraft!!! Great design, beautiful sea planes! Ideal for island hopping, or for landing in hard to reach places where there is a lake or river, but no runway!!

that brings a whole new meaning to the word "Hydroplane" lol

Looks a little "iffy" - the take off looks like a wild ride!. Love the videos!

My Chillhood :,)

Чертовски красив, собака, особенно снизу!👍

Oh wow.. hats off to the Russkies, great job on this one. 🤜🏻🤛🏻🇺🇸

I started to love this plane

Excellent video, keep up the great work.

It looks so happy when it's flying.

Здорово! Очень интересная конструкция, не имеющая громоздких, мешающих в полёте поплавков! А средняя часть крыла как у экраноплана. / Wow! A very interesting design that does not have bulky floaters that interfere with flight! And the middle part of the wing is like an ekranoplan.

Fantastic!

Really cool looking airplane. Nice.

Красивые самолёты..!красиво слетали...особенно заход и посадка!

"пацаны ваще ребята!"

For me this plane is a nice-to-have, after my carrier strike group and flip-lid mountain lair. Amazing video.

That's a gorgeous plane. I scratch build rc planes, and this has been on my list for a long time

Nice!!!!

Очень классно снято, самолёты супер!

Он как будто из последних сил отрывается от воды

Офигенная штука. Аэродром не нужен. Ни каких поплавков, прекрасная аэродинамика, скорость, экономичность.

Goooooooooooooooood vídeo 📹

Вечная память погибшим при испытаниях этого самолета: Владимиру Ульянову и Владимиру Дубенскому.

It's freakin awesome!

Nice and beautiful airplane

Interesting combination of seaplane and ekranoplan but flies like a normal plane. It is not a pure surface effect vessel. I'm amazed that the wings actually rest on the water.

Класс. Покатаюсь "по" и "над" Серебрянным бором. Правда, при посадке на воду, представляю как "мотает" экипаж и пассажиров по кабине )))

I love it =)

I do like Berievs. Thanks for uploading this Konstantin.

Amazing aircrafts

We need more aircraft like these in New Zealand

Прикольный хитросамолёт.

Awesome aircrafts

Потрясающе. Универсальность беспрецедентная.

The planes look really cool but those low wings makes me nervous. One relatively small rogue wave or unexpected crosswind gust and the plane will be doing cartwheels. Having the wings at water level leaves no room for errors.

Love it.

Gorgeous aircraft !! May god let us live in peace....

💪🇷🇺🐻Great to see a flying boat from Russia well done ! 🙏👌

Aww what a cute wee airplane :3

Hmmmm...looks like a good way to get sea sick right before you get air sick. I can;t wait to try it!

Sistema aeronáutico muito prático e versátil. Parabéns. Bacharel de Sto.Amaro. zona Sul. SP.SP. Brasil.

Отличные самолеты!!! Класс!!!.

Saw one of these at the Seaplane Fly-In in Greenville, ME. Very cool. I think the asking price was $750K.

Для показухи напилили две штуки из импортных деталей и на этом закончилась история....

Amazing planes. 👍

Симпотичный самолётик!

7:40 what a beatiful approach you recorded! congratz!

I guess the weather is important for water take-off and landings, although I love the look of the plane in the air. It looks like nothing I've seen before. I'm Canadian, so unless the plane is a WWII flying boat, I expect to see pontoons on sea planes. :-0! lol!

That is the cutest sea plane I've ever seen 😍😍😍

Nice job !...🎥🎦📽️🎞️...👍...

Шикарные пташки! Инженеры молодцы.

Такой самолет - моя мечта, когда нибудь у меня будет что то наподобе!!!

What a unique airplane!

It's a good engine layout, they are out of the way, twin is good for water maneuvering and the trust line is lower than a dorsal single engine.

Bacana os videos, muito interessante...

Brings a whole new meaning to the term!! I used to think 250K was a lot for a water jet but not now!!

Excelente y a demás, muy lindas naves. saludos desde Argentina.

What a beautiful aircraft

Интересное видео. Есть уникальные разработки. Может не все потеряно и будет возрождение былого величия. Спасибо.

у предыдущих бешек крылья над корпусом и над ними двиганы, что даёт расположение крыльев внизу. мне кажется, что у них даже разбег перед взлетом длиннее чем у тяжелого БЕ-200 или я ошибаюсь?

Thanks you, Videos very nice,

Бериевские машины классные

Cool concept! But looks like you need calm water for smooth takeoff and landing or you'll be in for a bumpy ride!!

My immediate concern is debris in the water that could cause major damage to the airfoil. This is not the case with pontoons.

I want one of these now!

Красавцы!!! Нужный самолет УРА!!!