Originally Posted by
TEEEJ
It would seem logical that the Be-200 would continue with the Mermaid code name from the Beriev A-40/A-42. I would imagine that it would be assigned a Mermaid code name with a letter suffix. Mermaid B?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_A-40
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A40 and Be200 arent the same aircraft, are they?
Like saying a 747 is a 707-500.