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 Gidroaviasalon) is an international airshow

Airshow

An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called "static air shows"....

 on hydroaviation held in Russia

Russia

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. It's held every even year since 1996 on a seashore at Gelendzhik

Gelendzhik

Gelendzhik is a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the Gelendzhik Bay of the Black Sea, between Novorossiysk and Tuapse . Greater Gelendzhik sprawls for along the coastline and covers an area of 122,754 ha...

. The event alternates with MAKS Airshow

MAKS Airshow

MAKS is an International Air Show held near Moscow, Russia on Zhukovskiy LII air field. The first show, Mosaeroshow-92, was held in 1992. Since 1993, it was renamed to its current name and is held on odd years .MAKS is an important event in Russian business...

 on general aviation

General aviation

General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...

, which is held in odd years.

The airshow draws special attention to amphibious aircraft

Amphibious aircraft

An amphibious aircraft or amphibian is an aircraft that can take off and land on either land or water. Fixed-wing amphibious aircraft are seaplanes that are equipped with retractable wheels, at the expense of extra weight and complexity, plus diminished range and fuel economy compared to planes...

 and seaplane

Seaplane

A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...

s, ship-based aircraft, fire-fighting aviation, missiles and sea-based space systems, search-and-rescue aviation, sea ecological monitoring aviation, navigation equipment, small ships, launches and yacht

Yacht

A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...

s, Wing-In-Ground effect (WIG) crafts.

Aircraft such as Beriev Be-200

Beriev Be-200

The Beriev Be-200 Altair is a multipurpose amphibious aircraft designed by the Beriev Aircraft Company and manufactured by Irkut. Marketed as being designed for fire fighting, search and rescue, maritime patrol, cargo, and passenger transportation, it has a capacity of 12 tonnes of water, or up...

, A-40

Beriev A-40

This article is about the amphibious jet. For Soviet tank airlift project, see Antonov A-40.This article is about the amphibious jet. For Soviet tank airlift project, see Antonov A-40.This article is about the amphibious jet...

, Be-12P-200

Beriev Be-12

|-See also:-Bibliography:* Yefim Gordon, Andrey Sal'nikov and Aleksandr Zablotskiy Beriev's Jet Flying Boats. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-236-5...

 and Be-103

Beriev Be-103

-See also:- Further reading :* G.M.Beriev Taganrog Aviation Scientific Engineering Complex Press-release No.8, 24 April 1998.* *...

 are frequently shown at Hydroaviasalon.

Events

1. Gelendzhik '96
2. Gelendzhik '98
3. Gidroaviasalon '2000
4. Gidroaviasalon '2002
5. Gidroaviasalon '2004
6. Gidroaviasalon '2006
7. Gidroaviasalon '2008
8. Gidroaviasalon '2010 (September 9-12 2010).

The Ninth exhibition is expected to be held on September 8-11 2012.

External links

• Official site of Hydroaviasalon
• HydroAviaSalon 2006 on Panoramio
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