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By: Austin - 5th February 2017 at 04:59
Two part article on Sukhoi Superjet
By: TR1 - 17th January 2015 at 08:09
No updates for a while, some important things
-1st Superjet of the year has flown.
-Last year 34 SSJs were flown.
-Interjet is very pleased with the aircraft and is ordering an additional 10 over the current 20 contracted.
-VLM is leasing 2 (with option for 2 more) and will be the first European operator. http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/vlm-set-to-become-first-european-superjet-operator-405339/ They said some very positive things about the plane.
-Aeroflot just ordered an additional 20 planes, pushing their fleet total to 50.
By: TR1 - 26th September 2013 at 20:40
Any updates on the SSJ production ?
Today another Superjet has made its first flight; that’s the 30th serial bird and the 13th bird to make first flight this year. In 2012, 12 birds made first flight.
By: darkvador80 - 22nd September 2013 at 16:06
Any updates on the SSJ production ?
By: symon - 22nd July 2013 at 09:09
Sukhoi jet has belly landing in Iceland
A Sukhoi Superjet has made a belly landing during a test flight at Iceland’s Keflavik airport in Reykjavik, according to a statement by its Russian manufacturer.
At the final stage of a test flight to evaluate the Sukhoi Superjet 100’s automatic landing system on Sunday, the aircraft “touched the runway with retracted landing gear,” Sukhoi Civil Aircraft said in a statement.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/8947554/Sukhoi-jet-has-belly-landing-in-Iceland
Picture here: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Sukhoi-Design-Bureau/Sukhoi-Superjet-100-95/2288947/L/&sid=831a2a6de570662012b57648df2d59ac
By: Austin - 25th June 2013 at 17:48
The state order for 100 MS-21 aircraft may be placed in future, but it’s too early to discuss the details», – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Yuri Slusar, noted. «At present we are finalizing the first consolidated state order for 25 Tu-204SM aircraft. But these are stopgap measures – Tu-204 Family and Il-62 aircraft will be replaced by MS-21 jets», – he said. According to him, the demand for MS-21 aircraft may be defined only after three years of successful operation. Yuri Slusar also reminded that MS-21 will enter the market in 2017.
By: Austin - 25th June 2013 at 06:39
Sukhoi decision to freeze 130 seater development has cost then dearly with Embraer taking a lead in 100-140 seater development category with big orders
Good Pictures of Interjet Superjet
By: TR1 - 25th June 2013 at 00:19
http://superjet.wikidot.com/news:360
Very nice photos of Interjet’s first Superjet.
By: tomkeus - 21st June 2013 at 15:35
Does anyone know what is the status on the SSJ’s 1.5t of excess weight and SaM146’s 4% excess fuel consumption? Did Sukhoi and Powerjet made any progress in bringing the aircraft and the engine to promised specification?
By: Austin - 18th June 2013 at 04:28
Yeah, I don’t think even people in UAC believe in that. SM is basically social welfare program for civil aviation industry until MS-21 gets some steam.
May be you are right but Tu-204SM is probably the last Russian Civil Aircraft with most Russian Content , Even MS-21 has 40 % foreign content init.
So SM would be good for Russian Military and Government agency along with the bread and butter Tu-214.
We will see how the order shapes up for Tu-204SM , May be by MAKS we will have a better picture
By: TR1 - 17th June 2013 at 20:11
SM could be considered welfare for Aviastar, not sure what it has to do with entire civil aviation industry.
http://www.armstass.su/?page=article&aid=119192&cid=25
Ilyushin Finance wants 20 Superjets.
By: tomkeus - 17th June 2013 at 12:42
now the order book needs to be filled …..
Yeah, I don’t think even people in UAC believe in that. SM is basically social welfare program for civil aviation industry until MS-21 gets some steam.
By: Austin - 16th June 2013 at 17:40
Finally Tu-204SM is certified , now the order book needs to be filled …..SM looks promising as it has many new for Russian Civil Aircraft
May 2013 finally witnessed the completion of the certification of the Tupolev Tu-204SM upgraded medium-haul airliner, with Tupolev having received Supplement Type Certificate CT233-Tu-204-120CE/D10 dated 31 May 2013, issued by the IAC Aircraft Registry. The certification trials had involved two prototypes built by the Aviastar plant in Ulyanovsk – side number 64150, which first flew on 29 December 2010, and 64151, which maiden flight took place on 3 August 2011. They had logged about 400 flights altogether and undergone an extensive ground test programme.
The upgraded Tu-204SM is much different from the production-standard Tu-204-100 earlier built by Aviastar. First of all, it is powered by 16,000-kgf PS-90A2 turbofan engines developed by Perm-based Aviadvigatel JSC assisted by Pratt & Whitney. The IAC Aircraft Registry certificated the PS-90A2 in December 2009. Unlike the production-standard PS-90A, the modified engine is fitted with an advanced high-pressure turbine, a sophisticated automatic control system and several other considerable improvements enabling it to meet the present-day international airworthiness and environment friendliness requirements. At the same time, there has been a hefty drop in the life cycle cost and an increase in the reliability of the engine. The Tu-204SM also is equipped with the latest auxiliary power unit, the TA-18-200M from Aerosila JSC in the town of Stupino.
Secondly, the airliner carries a heavily upgraded avionics suite. It has been furnished with the advanced SUOSO aircraft equipment control system, KSEIS-204E integrated display and warning system and VSUPT-85-204 automatic flight/throttle control computer system, and virtually all of the control consoles and panels in the cockpit have been redesigned. Advanced avionics has allowed introduction of new automatic control modes, particularly, Category IIIA automatic landing approach (the Tu-204-100’s avionics allowed only Category II landing approaches), etc. The substantial uograde of the avionics suite has afforded a crew reduction from three to two, axing the flight engineer.
In addition, the airliner’s empty weight has dropped, and a modified extended-life undercarriage, an up-to-date digitally-controlled air conditioning system and upgraded power supply and lighting systems have been introduced (the incandescent lights are ousted by LEDs, and those in taxi and landing lights are replaced with xenon lamps).
The estimated assigned life of the Tu-204SM has grown to 60,000 h, 30,000 landings and 25 years of operation (the production-standard Tu-204-100 has 45,000, h, 25,000 landings and 20 years of operation respectively). With a maximum takeoff weight of 105 t, the Tu-204SM carries 194 passengers in the single-class layout with the 810-mm seat pitch or 176 in the two-class layout (12 seats in business class with a pitch of 960 mm and 164 seats in economy class) at a distance of 4,800 km. Its maximum payload has grown from 21 t to 23 t and maximum payload range stands at 3,600 km.
According to a Tupolev news release, Tu-204SM deliveries are planned to kick off in 2014. However, there has been no news on firm orders for the new airliner. In its annual and financial accounts published at its website, Tupolev reported 41 orders placed by commercial carriers, the largest of which – for 15 units – had been awarded by the Red Wings airline, whose flight operations had to be suspended by Russian civil aviation authorities in February 2013 (the carrier is going to resume flights in June). Other potential customers for the Tu-204SM are VIM-Avia (11 aircraft), Aviastar-TU (5), Vladivostok Avia (6) and Alrosa (3). However, most of them, for a number of reasons, should be treated with a grain of salt, regarding them rather as preliminary ones.
The consolidated governmental procurement order for advanced domestically-made aircraft, which is being devised now, seems to be far more feasible. According to Tupolev, the order can cover the acquisition of 14 Tu-204SM planes for the Russian Defence Ministry, Ministry of the Interior and Emergencies Ministry. According to the Izvestia daily’s report dated 24 December 2012, the Defence Ministry planned to order 11 Tu-204SMs and the Ministry of the Interior wanted nine.
At the Congress of the Russian Aircraft Manufacturers on 19 April 2013, Industry and Trade Deputy Minister Yuri Slyusar said a consolidated governmental order, stipulating procurement of a total of 124 planes and 224 helicopters to the tune of 324 billion rubles (over $10 billion) until 2018, has been drafted and forwarded to relevant federal authorities for approval. Therefore, news of the first Tu-204SM orders is likely to come soon.
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