is responsible for marketing, sales and
aircraft delivery in Europe, North and South
America, Africa, Japan and Oceania.
Evgeniy Andrachnikov, SCAC’s Sales
Senior Vice President, told Aviation News:
“We were looking for an international partner
to inject expertise and knowledge and to also
serve as our ‘window’ to the international
market. The Italians were selected and by all
means they are the right partners for us.”
SuperJet International also provides
worldwide logistical support for the Sukhoi
Superjet 100 including training of pilots,
technicians and cabin crew. It has facilities
at Venice and Moscow with state-of-the-art
simulators, a Cabin Emergency Evacuation
Trainer and classrooms. Prospective pilots
are put through 11 four-hour sessions on the
simulator with a 90-minute pre- ight brie ng
and 30-minute debrief.
Once these sessions have been
completed they undergo a check-ride in the
simulator to gain their type rating.DESIGN
During initial development, SCAC held
regular meetings with airlines to discuss their
requirements.
Two airliner variants of the Superjet are
currently offered, the SSJ100-95B (Basic)
and SSJ100-95LR (Long Range). The Basic
model has a range of 1,645nm (3,048km)at maximum passenger payload while the
Long Range variant is capable of 2,470nm
(4,578km). Both have a maximum cruise
speed of Mach 0.81 and a maximum
payload of 26,995lb (12,245kg).
Deputy Chief Designer Alexander
Dolotovsky told Aviation News: “The key
feature of our aircraft is the combination of
an unbeatable level of comfort and a high
level of fuel efficiency. From the point of view
of fuel efficiency, our aircraft is the best in the
world for a 100-seater. That is thanks to the
advanced aerodynamic design we applied to
our aircraft and a good engine.”
At the heart of the Superjet’s design is
a highly efficient wing boasting an aspect
ratio of ten. While most regional jets feature
winglets the Superjet doesn’t – at least not
yet.
“Winglets are usually installed on aircraft
with lower aspect ratio wings,” explained
Dolotovsky. “So if you already have a high
aspect ratio wing you don’t need to use
them.”
Despite this, SCAC has developed a
winglet for the aircraft and Irish regional
carrier CityJet has taken an option to retro t
them to its aircraft from 2017.
“We have that card in our pocket,”
explained the designer. “We can simply
release it in the coming years to improve fuel
efficiency.”
The Superjet is the rst 100-seat regional
jet with a full y-by-wire (FBW) system
that has been designed to prevent the
aircraft from exceeding its ight envelope.
The manufacturer says the FBW system
optimises handling, reduces ight crew
workload, and maximises fuel efficiency.
The most obvious design feature in the
cockpit is SCAC’s decision to use sidesticks
instead of the conventional control column.
Dolotovsky said the decision to use
sidesticks was taken after consultation with
airlines. Five large switchable LCD screens
provide the pilots with data and an interface
to the Thales avionics system and the aircraft
is tted with a centralised maintenance
system (CMS) that records and analyses
maintenance data and diagnoses any faults.
Cabin seating is ve-abreast with 98
seats in a single class at a spacious 32in
(81cm) pitch. Mexican low-cost carrier
Interjet has opted for 93 seats with a larger
34in (86cm) pitch while the jet is capable
of accommodating 103 seats with a 31in
(79cm) pitch. At 7ft (2.12m) tall and 10ft 7in
(3.24m) wide, the passenger cabin is one of
the largest in its class. Spacious overhead
luggage bins, which SCAC claims are the
best in class, have also been incorporated,
while the combination of low-maintenance
LED lighting and large windows bring a
bright and airy feel to the cabin.
Two toilets are provided as standard;
one at the front and one at the rear with the
latter tailored to the needs of passengershttp://www.aviation-news.co.uk 43Left: Gazpromavia was the launch customer
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