Superjet officially delayed

[chornedsnorkack]

Sukhoi announced that the entry into service of Superjet 100 would be delayed.

The EIS was originally planned for November 2008. Sukhoi announced that the delay would be a few months, but did not give a specific date, because this would depend on flight test results.

Sukhoi hopes to have maiden flight of Superjet 100-95 by end of April 2008.
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[Pugilistic Animus]

I wonder if the inverted flat spinning tests on the new RJ are giving some difficulty:ok:

seriously though, a beautiful airplane---looks oooh so flyable and they went with a side stick--I'm sure they've included artificial feel;

and considering their aerobatic/fighter experience I look forward to it to it's rollout---still yet another boring twin---one that I'd love a joyride on though


Where's the keys:}

and

yes, I know they have none:)

[chornedsnorkack]

Where's the keys

and

yes, I know they have none

Well, they do sometimes talk of a business jet version.
Russian president refused their business jet, though - on grounds that it was not Russian enough, and chose Tu-334.

324 cm cabin width, 213 cm ceiling height. Compares well with DC-9 (314 cm width, 205 cm height) or F-100 (310 cm width, 200 cm height).

What you could have inside F-100:
http://www.fokkerservices.com/eCache/DEF/7/308.html

An example of a MD-80:
http://www.gainjet.com/media/gen_pdf/MD83Brchr.pdf

As you can see, 313 cm is enough to have a fully enclosed bedroom and a hallway past the bedroom. Something which is hard to squeeze into Bombardier Global Express or Gulfstream 650. And even with delays, Sukhoi Superjet can be expected to enter service before Gulfstream 650 or Cessna Citation Columbus.