EYKD From Russia, joined Dec 2006, 188 posts, RR: 1 Posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 25206 times:
Breaking news: 20 minutes ago Sukhoi Superjet 100 got airborne in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Flight is expected to last approximately 40 minutes. All systems go well so far.
Beaucaire From Syria, joined Sep 2003, 5252 posts, RR: 34 Reply 5, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 24665 times:
Grazie Mille,Dimitry..I suppose you have been visiting Alenia then recently ??
I used to work in a past life with Alenia Spazio -they have an office also close to Napoli..
SIBILLE From Belgium, joined Jun 2005, 414 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 24476 times:
Great new!
Are there journalists invited there for the first flight. What a difference with the first A-380 flight on live on TV with thousands of people around the airport.
So. Good luck to the new bird.
Hope to see a lot of them soon!
JoKeR From Serbia, joined Nov 2004, 2109 posts, RR: 10 Reply 11, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 24455 times:
This first flight (even though its routine and planned) will nevertheless give a major boost to the program and credibility to the aircraft which looks beautiful.
EYKD From Russia, joined Dec 2006, 188 posts, RR: 1 Reply 12, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 24305 times:
Quoting SIBILLE (Reply 10): Are there journalists invited there for the first flight.
No journalists were invited. Don't forget that Dzemgi airfield in Komsomolsk belongs to both Sukhoi's civil and military facilities. So the secrecy might be one of the reasons for not to let journalists and aviation enthusiasts in.
Quoting JoKeR (Reply 11): This first flight (even though its routine and planned) will nevertheless give a major boost to the program
Aviations engineers here in Russia say that "first flight gives a birth to aircraft".
OwlEye From Netherlands, joined Feb 2006, 852 posts, RR: 2 Reply 15, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 24233 times:
Source: Interfax
MOSCOW. May 19 (Interfax) - The Sukhoi Superjet 100 made its first
flight on Monday, a source in Sukhoi Civil Aircraft told Interfax.
The source said the plane took off from an airstrip of the
Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant.
"The flight lasted for 40 minutes. The maximum altitude of the
flight was 1,200 meters," company press secretary Olga Kayukova said.
Certification tests will now begin, and 600 flights will be made.
It is planned to assemble four SSJ planes by the end of this year. Thus,
the first client will receive the new jet with not more than two-or
three-month delay.
The first flight was initially scheduled for the end of last year.
Sukhoi chief Mikhail Pogosyan said in Komsomolsk-on-Amur last Friday
that the flight will take place by the end of this month.
The company has 73 confirmed orders for the Sukhoi Superjet 100.
Another two Russian companies are ready to sign contracts for 15 and 12
planes. "We have drafted several contracts. The partners are waiting for
the results of the first flight," Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Financial
Director Maxim Grishanin said earlier.
The first client - Aeroflot - Russian Airlines (RTS: AFLT) - was to
receive the aircraft this November. However, the first flight was
delayed and, consequently, the shipment would be also postponed. The
delay has not been announced officially yet.
Burkhard From Germany, joined Nov 2006, 3808 posts, RR: 2 Reply 16, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 5 hours ago) and read 24161 times:
Good news. The next thing they need is a maintenance company that operates world wide and sets up the support chain. They should not dream to do so themselves, but find a strong partner.
JFK787NYC From United States of America, joined Apr 2007, 797 posts, RR: 3 Reply 17, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 24120 times:
I believe this aircraft will bring new life to Russian made airliner business.
I will not be surprised to see this aircraft being purchased by a handful of European carriers. Not much from the US though.
Beaucaire From Syria, joined Sep 2003, 5252 posts, RR: 34 Reply 18, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 24102 times:
Quoting Burkhard (Reply 16): Good news. The next thing they need is a maintenance company that operates world wide and sets up the support chain. They should not dream to do so themselves, but find a strong partner.
Alenia/Finmeccanica have a 25 % stake in Sukhoi-so they will organize service around Europe and all countries outside of Russia.
777 From Italy, joined Sep 2005, 422 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 23775 times:
Quoting JFK787NYC (Reply 17): I believe this aircraft will bring new life to Russian made airliner business.
I will not be surprised to see this aircraft being purchased by a handful of European carriers. Not much from the US though.
Why not? Note that the role of Alenia/Finmeccanica in this venture is to lead the certification process and to be a commercial "gate" to the western world.
Whappeh From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 1551 posts, RR: 2 Reply 20, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 23595 times:
I am really wishing good things for this aircraft, I hope it sells very well outside Russia.
Rbgso From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 520 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 23400 times:
Quoting OwlEye (Reply 15): "The flight lasted for 40 minutes. The maximum altitude of the
flight was 1,200 meters,"
1,200 meters seems a bit low for a 40 minute test flight. Not much margin for error should somoething go wrong. But well done, nonetheless.
Babybus From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2003, 3127 posts, RR: 6 Reply 22, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 23355 times:
I'm really sorry to burst Sukhoi's bubble, but couldn't they come up with a design of their own? Most of it, apart from the nose and engines, looks like an Airbus A320.
I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
and with that..cabin crew, seats for landing please.
Beaucaire From Syria, joined Sep 2003, 5252 posts, RR: 34 Reply 23, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 23151 times:
Quoting Babybus (Reply 22): I'm really sorry to burst Sukhoi's bubble, but couldn't they come up with a design of their own? Most of it, apart from the nose and engines, looks like an Airbus A320.
I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery Yeah sure
I'm sorry to say but the Russians did build viable aircraft before the European EADS started to build Airbusses-if you like it or not.
The Super jet is a pure Sukhoi design -just learn to give some credit to Russian scientists and engineers.The days where Russia copied the Concorde are over. By the way-western intelligence agencies also perform tech intelligence in Russia-not all Russians are as dumb as some try to portray them..
Dazeflight From Germany, joined Jun 1999, 542 posts, RR: 3 Reply 24, posted (3 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 23076 times:
Quoting Babybus (Reply 22): I'm really sorry to burst Sukhoi's bubble, but couldn't they come up with a design of their own? Most of it, apart from the nose and engines, looks like an Airbus A320.
I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery Yeah sure
Based on that comprison, the A320 is a carbon copy of the B737. I don't see any close looks apart from the 2 engines hanging under the wings.
25 Maersk737: Congrats to Sukhoi and Russia I hope this is the new beginning for the Russian civil aircraft industry. Cheers Peter
26 EYKD: Please, not again. This has been already discussed thousand times.
27 ShannoninAMA: ....Russia never copied the Concorde. The TU-144 Came out EARLIER then the Concorde did.
28 777: Anyone here knows if the SSJ-100 will be also certified for the CFM engine?
29 777: Here below the link to the Italian Aviation Forum with more pictures of the event! http://www.aviazionecivile.com/vb/showthread.php?t=84045
30 Ty134A: The only thing the Tu-144 copied form the Concorde was the idea to travel supersonic, which the Tu-144 did just a bit faster than the Concorde. Durin
31 Boeing777/747: I find it an odd looking plane. Typical Russian. Little tail fin, fat tail cone, short fuselage... very strange but hey, it FLIES and the 787 still no
32 OwlEye: Disagree. It's different true, but it won't be such a challenge for many graphic designer to get this Superjet100 nicely branded and get it good look
33 FlyBoy84: I like the plane! But what's with the SKEWER up front
34 Mrocktor: Congratulations to our Russian colleagues!
36 Art: I have always understood that there was some industrial espionage at Farnborough, England involving Concorde and that Tupolev were the beneficiaries.
37 Nighthawk: As Art pointed out, parts of the technology for the Tu144 were stolen from Concorde. Although the Tu144 may have flown earlier, all through the devel
38 BlueSky1976: SWEET photo with Su-17 as a chase plane. You will NOT see that at Everett or Blagnac!
39 EA772LR: Just like the the Tu-160 "Blackjack" is a total knock off of the B-1 "Lancer"......but hey, both aircraft are bada$$!! Back on topic, I am really hap
40 Tjc2: Congratulations to them, nice looking a/c... ...but Is that Pitot tube/air probe on the front a permanent fixture? Thinking it, Could make ground hand
41 BlueSky1976: Nope. It will be removed once the flight testing is complete.
42 Cloudy: If that is true, then it didn't really help them much. Its like the Buran shuttle, which was a case of the Soviets follow right behind us as we jumpe
43 Ptrjong: Good to see a new Russian airliner in the air. Which does not make the Tu-144 a 'copy'. Really. Show us a Concorde with canards. I think Ty134A is ref
44 EA772LR: Yeah but you can't tell me Tupolev didn't borrow heavily from the B-1 in designing the Tu-160..... Hey I'm not knocking the Tu-160. I think it's a ma
45 Congaboy: You can take the "copy" arguement to great lengths, so enough with the SST discussions...personally, I think she has a distinctive shape/design. This
46 LHRlocal: Congrats to Sukhoi, i think its a smart looking plane, what engines doe sit use? Will it use any western engines?
47 Crjfixer: Anyone know about how efficient this aircraft will be as far as fuel useage?
48 L1011CPH: What a awsome plane.. I really hope this one will become a succes outside russia and it will become a new era for russian planes. How many is on order
49 EYKD: Specially designed SaM-146. No optional engines are offerred. 73 firm orders. First serial a/c goes to Russian flag carrier Aeroflot, who placed orde
51 Abrelosojos: = ... LOL. Interesting as I though the aircraft looked distinct. Congratulations to Russia on this momentous day. The world definitely needs more air
52 OwlEye: China is planning to establish an Airbus/Boeing like aircraft manufacturing industry.
53 Metroliner: Brilliant news for Sukhoi and the Russian aviation industry. I look forward to seeing the order book snowball and maybe one day seeing a few of these
54 Boeing777/747: How do I get this first YouTube video of the SSJ100 working? http://www.youtube.com/user/pyraxd
55 Mrocktor: Correct. To be more specific, it is a probe to measure airspeed and pressure before the flow is disturbed by the aircraft. It serves as a reference t
56 EYKD: Do you mean: How could I embed it into my post? The caption to your video says: Embedding disabled by request. It seems like you have restricted the
57 Boeing777/747: Yeah, that's what I wanted, anyway the link is working. The SSJ is coming in pretty fast. The plane looks good when it lands...I'm starting to like t
58 CURLYHEADBOY: Congrats to Sukhoi I personally love the priest's benediction of the engine, funny! did any other aircraft have some religious blessings on its maiden
59 Mrocktor: I though this was odd too. Looking at the pictures, weather seems to be a solid overcast. If the plane was restricted to visual flight (a very common
60 Acheron: I find it rather childish how there will always be people that will go out of their way just to call something "copy", and seems to be an ANNOYING tre
61 Ikramerica: And it may have been for ground observation purposes, as well, for filming etc.
62 Navymmw: The aircraft looks nice but I have to say I hate the cockpit.
63 Mrocktor: And even worse, they are discussions about what the planes look like. Two planes may be visually indistinguishable and yet one purely conventional an
64 R2rho: Congratulations!!! This is 'super' news! Already done: Alenia and Snecma, both partners on the program, as well as Honeywell and others. It's used for
65 IliriBDL: Congratulations to Russia and their people. Plane looks a bit strange though.
66 CJAContinental: The fact that the ACJ21 is heavier than western aircraft within the same sector built years ago suggests that competition from china will not come an
68 Ikramerica: I think the plane looks great and it's the scheme that makes it look a little stubby. Hopefully once the narwhal nose comes off we'll get a better ide
69 Oasis: Beautiful jet, though the thing on the nose makes the plane look bad. Anyone know what the planned routes are? For Aeroflot that is.[Edited 2008-05-19
70 Victor009: are you blind or something , what makes you say that A320 is a carbon copy of B737
71 Flyboyseven: I think what Dazeflight was trying to say is that there is little similarity between the A320 and the Sukhoi Superjet. I think that it is a neat litt
72 DavidkunzVIE: I don't know why people are bitching about the similarity in looks these days. It's a tube with wings. Just like the 737, the 320, the E-Jets, the CSe
73 EYKD: AFAIK, SU will fly SSJ to more than 30 destinations in Russia, including LED, KGD, KUF and SVX, as well as its Europe destinations. Yes, there will b
74 Owleye: Thanks for pointing me to the ACJ21 but I did not mean this plane. The Chinese want to set up an aircraft family line industry like the Boeings and t
75 Ty134A: There are restrictions concerning strechs, especially since Boeing did some consultancy and therefore had streches by contract ruled out that could "
76 EYKD: We're no longer the nation which doesn't care! I don't know all the details, but may suppose that some trade-offs between USA and Russia SCAC got per
77 BlueSky1976: Is it just me or does it look like the pilots did not retract landing gear and kept flaps at a fixed setting during entire flight?
78 Alessandro: Some confusion about how long the MF was, 40 or 65 minutes which is correct, http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...erjet-100-makes-maiden-flight.html
79 Ty134A: I know,... I already live half a year in Russia, love it! Is there actually a source which states the restrictions in detail, I mean I know of them,
80 EYKD: You're right about the landing gear, it was not retracted during the flight. I'm not quite sure about flaps, though. The maiden flight lasted 1 hr 05
81 Dazeflight: Umm, read - reflect - understand - then comment. I was simply stating that there is as much similarity between the SSJ and the A320 as there is betwe
82 Mrocktor: Those are also very common first flight restrictions. Aside from the obvious, retracting the landing gear means you could have to belly land you bran
83 R2rho: Snecma/NPO have stated that the engines can take a 110-120 passenger stretch without need for modifications (or a 108 or so passenger high-density co
84 Ca2ohHP: I actually find it similar to the Dornier 728: Dornier 728 Congrats to Sukhoi and Russia nonetheless.
85 EYKD: Here's another photo collection: http://www.aviaport.ru/images/archive/11/ The pics were took by aviation pro-photographesse.
86 EYKD: The second flight is scheduled on this Friday, May 23rd.
87 OwlEye: Cool 'long play' SSJ100 maiden flight video:
88 EYKD: One more photo report by the same photographer, but on another web-site. Few pics are taken inside the a/c! http://www.avia.ru/photo/ssj100/
89 EYKD: Even more pictures from of the maiden flight. The second flight took place on Saturday. It lasted approximately 2 hours with landing gear up and down.
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