Beriev has resumed flight tests of its Be-103 utility amphibian, three months after the first prototype was destroyed in a crash at the Moscow air show.
The second, six-seat, prototype had its maiden flight on 17 November from the Russian design company's airfield in Taganrog. The aircraft is is due to undergo water landings and take-offs this month. Five airframes have been produced at KnAAPO's Komsomolsk-on-Amur plant.
Source: Flight International
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