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The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a modern, fly-by-wire regional jet in the 75- to 95-seat category. The Superjet 100 will be produced by Russian aerospace firm Sukhoi's civil division, of which Finmeccanica of Italy owns 25%.[1] The jet is being developed in collaboration with Finmeccanica subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica. Italian design group Pininfarina has been tasked with designing optional interiors.[2]

Design and development

The Superjet 100 was formerly referred to as the Russian Regional Jet (Самолёт Российский Региональный Сухого), or "Sukhoi RRJ". The name was changed on 17 July 2006.[3]

The jet was unveiled at its official rollout at Dzemgi Airport, Komsomolsk-on-Amur on 26 September 2007.[4] The first test flight took place on 19 May 2008 also at the Dzemgi airport. [5]The Superjet spent 45 minutes in the air, and reached altitude of 1,200 meters.

Major subcontractors include Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Ilyushin, Yakovlev, and PowerJet. Boeing provides consulting in such areas as project management, market planning, certification and customer support. Snecma is providing some level of funding for the project. Hindustan Aeronautics was negotiating a participatory role in the project and even committed US$100 million to fund it but later withdrew in favor of Il-214 tactical transport aircraft.[6]

Deliveries are to begin in late 2008. Sukhoi predicts that 163 units of all variations of the Superjet 100 will be delivered by the end of 2016.[7]

Production was to occur in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia, but Sukhoi is considering moving production to a city in European Russia, due to pressure from airlines and Sukhoi's partners.

The aircraft will be equipped with two Saturn/SNECMA PowerJet SaM146 turbofans.

The Superjet 100 is intended to compete against the Antonov An-148, Embraer E-Jets and the Bombardier CSeries programs. Sukhoi's director general Mikhail Pogosyan claims the SSJ will have 10-15% lower operation costs than its Embraer or Bombardier counterparts and its wider cabin will offer more comfort; at the catalogue price of $27.8 mln, it should also be cheaper by 18-22%. On the other hand, both Embraer and Bombardier offer much more comprehensive after-sales and maintenance network.[8]

The three variants were originally called the RRJ-60, RRJ-75 and RRJ-95, with the numbers designating the average passenger capacity of each type. However, with the renaming of the project to "Superjet 100", the RRJ-75 was relabelled the "Superjet 100-75" (or SSJ 100-75 for short), while the RRJ-95 became known as the "SSJ 100-95". The smallest variant was dropped completely and efforts are currently concentrating on the largest variant, with the smaller SSJ 100-75 to follow later on. A longer SSJ 100-110 is also projected, but would be limited to a maximum capacity of 110 passengers due to Sukhoi's agreement with Boeing, as any larger aeroplane would compete with the U.S. company's own product lineup.[9]

The Superjet 100 airliner family is being developed based on the principle of maximum standardization of frame assemblies and systems, viz: wings, fins, chassis, engine unit, crew cabin, basic aircraft systems and component parts. The standardization of the design will make it possible to improve the economic performance of the aircraft family operation with expenditures kept at a rational level.

The aerodynamics and design of the aircraft of the family are based on proven advanced technology to minimise technical risks at the stage of design, testing and operation. To broaden the customer base among airlines, each of the three standard sizes of the aircraft in the family has a basic and an LR modification designed for use on a network of various length routes to make it possible for airlines to improve the economic performance of their operations through a more balanced composition of their fleets based on the route structure and passenger flows.

The design meets the specific requirements of airlines in Russia, the CIS, and western countries, and conforms to the Aviation Rules AP-25, FAR-25, JAR-25 requirements, and to the ground noise level requirements under ICAO Chapter 4 and FAR 36 Section 4 standards entering into force during 2006.

In the middle of February 2008, the SaM146 initial engine runs went successfully, gearing up for the maiden flight. This occured at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Manufacturing Association. The engine test followed a test on an Ilyushin Il-76, a testbed aircraft for the Gromov Flight Research Institute. It is expected to be certified and flying by November.[10]

Some note that the design features of SSJ are common with cancelled FD-728 project by Fairchild-Dornier. [11][12][13]

Operational history

On 28 January 2007, the first SSJ was transported by an Antonov 124 from Komsomolsk-on-Amur to the city of Zhukovsky near Moscow for ground tests at Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute.[citation needed] A representative of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft announced on 13 November 2007, the completion of static tests necessary for conducting the first flight.[citation needed] The maiden flight was conducted on 19 May 2008.[14]

Orders and options

Date Airline EIS Type
Superjet 100-75 Superjet 100-95 Options
22 November 2005 Financial Leasing Company 2009 10 10
7 December 2005 Aeroflot November 2008 45 20
9 December 2006 AiRUnion ? 15 15
19 December 2006 Dalavia ? 6 4
4 March 2007 Transaero ? 10 12
14 June 2007 ItAli Airlines 2009 10 10
14 September 2007 Armavia 2008 2 2
Sub-totals 98 211
Totals: 98

Air France,[15] Lufthansa,[16] SAS,[17] Iberia,[18] UTair Aviation, MDLR Airlines and Merpati Nusantara Airlines[19] are potential customers.

S7 Airlines (former Sibir) was the first airline to place an order for 50 Superjet 95 and 20 options for the same aircraft, but later cancelled the order arguing the fact that the aircraft’s revised specifications no longer meets its requirement.[20]

Dalavia is close to finalising a deal to acquire up to 25 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft for use on regional routes in the Russian Far East. Completion of the deal is delayed while it is in talks with Aeroflot over a potential merger and formation of a new Far East division of Aeroflot. Dalavia has already ordered 6 SSJ.[21][22]

Malev Hungarian Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines System are reported to be finalizing orders for the SSJ-100, and an Indonesian airline is reported to be considering the airliner. [citation needed] Alliance Air of India has also expressed interest in SSJ-100 and is reported to be in advanced negotiation stage.[23]

Armenia’s national airline, Armavia signed on 14 September 2007, a multimillion-dollar agreement to buy four Sukhoi Superjet 100 planes for regional flights. Under the agreement signed in Yerevan by Armavia and Sukhoi, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft will be delivered to the private carrier over the next five years. The first two deliveries are due to take place late 2008 and early 2009.[24]

Specifications

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Measurement Superjet 100-60 1 Superjet 100-75 Superjet 100-95
Wingspan, ft (m) 91.21 (27.80)
Length, ft (m) 78.31 (23.87) 86.38 (26.33) 97.86 (29.82)
Height, ft (m) 33.73 (10.28)
Passenger capacity:
one class configuration
two class configuration		 63
53		 78
68		 98
86
Volume of cargo compartments, cu ft (m³) 360.8 (10.22) 530.07 (15.01) 775.8 (21.97)
Range (MTOW, normal payload):
basic, NM (km) LR, NM (km)		 1730-2630 (3200-4870) 1761-2571 (3260-4760) 1646-2421 (3050-4480)
Cruise speed, mach 0.78-0.8
Maximum flight altitude, ft 41,000
Maximum takeoff weight:
basic, lb (kg)
LR, lb (kg)		 78,905– (35,790-)
85,870 (38,950)		 85,585– (38,820-)
93,210 (42,280)		 93,740– (42,250-)
101,150 (45,880)
Powerplants Two SaM146 turbofan engines
Required takeoff field length, basic, ft (m) 4190 (1280) 4970 (1515) 5033 (1534)
Required takeoff field length, LR, ft (m) 4980 (1520) 4970 (1515) 5915 (1803)
Landing category (ICAO) IIIA
(IIIB)*
Crew 2 Pilots
  • 1 The SSJ 100-60* project has been cancelled and will not be built.

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

Notes

  1. ^ Ezard, K. and Zaitsev, T. "Finmeccanica confirms taking risk-sharing stake in Sukhoi's Russian Regional jet." Flight International, 21 April 2006 Finmeccanica confirms taking risk-sharing stake in Sukhoi's Russian Regional jet
  2. ^ http://www.italiaspeed.com/2008/cars/others/pininfarina/06/alenia/1406.html
  3. ^ Baker C. "Sukhoi rebrands RRJ, with competitive price." Flight Daily News, 18 July 2006 Sukhoi rebrands RRJ, with competitive price
  4. ^ Russia unveils new passenger jet , Reuters, Access date: 26 September 2007
  5. ^ PICTURE: Superjet 100 makes maiden flight, Flight International, Access date: 19 May 2008.
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ Aviation Week & Space Technology, issue of 29 October 2007, p. 66.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference FI export was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Flight International: Russian Revolution: The Sukhoi Superjet
  10. ^ "News." Airliner World : 7.
  11. ^ [2]
  12. ^ [3]
  13. ^ [4]
  14. ^ Russian News and Information Agency
  15. ^ RRJ
  16. ^ Business
  17. ^ Sukhoi
  18. ^ Russia News
  19. ^ SSJ
  20. ^ Sibir drops plan Flight Global
  21. ^ Airliner World January 2007
  22. ^ Sukhoi Company
  23. ^ Sukhoi civil
  24. ^ Armavia buys 4 Sukhoi Superjet 100 airplanes

Bibliography

  • Donald, David and March, Daniel J. Modern Battlefield Warplanes. AIRtime Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-880588-76-5.
  • Gordon, Yefim and Dawes, Alan. Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot: Close Air Support Aircraft. London: Airlife, 2004. ISBN 1-84037-353-9.
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