chornedsnorkack
19th May 2008, 16:33
See
http://www.kommersant.com/p-12539/airplane_test_flight/
Note that Boeing 787 has not flown, although it was "rolled out" before Superjet.
How long before Superjet is in service? Is March 2009 a realistic flight test goal? (Superjet is applying for FAA and JAA certifications, but neither of them is needed for EIS because the launch customer is Aeroflot who can fly the plane under Russian certification before the others are issued.)
chornedsnorkack
1st Jun 2008, 12:13
Sukhoi announced that they intend to carry out test flights with a total of 4 prototype frames. The second prototype should fly in late July.
Some specifications:
Cabin width 323 cm - compare DC-9 313 cm, E-170 274 cm, B737 353 cm, Avro RJ 342 cm.
Cabin height 212 cm - compare DC-9 205 cm, E-170 200 cm, B737 advanced technology interior 220 cm, Avro RJ 207 cm.
Wingspan 27,8 m - compare E-170 26 m, E-190 28,6 m, Boeing 717-200 28,4 m, DC-9-30 28,5 m, DC-9-10 27,2 m, Boeing 737-600 34,3 m.
One-class economy seating up to 103, advised 98 - compare Embraer 170 up to 80 seats, advised 78, Embraer 175 up to 88 seats, advised 86, Embraer 190 up to 114 seats, advised 106, Boeing 717 advised 117 seats.
MTOW 42,2 t for basic range, 45,9 t for long range model - compare E-170 36 t STD model, 38,6 t AR model, E-175 37,5 t STD model, 40,4 t AR model, E-190 47,8 t STD model, 51,8 t AR model.
Range - 2950 km basic range model, 4550 km long range model - compare Embraer 170 3890 km for AR model, Embraer 175 3700 km for AR model.
Takeoff runway requirement at MTOW: 1534 m basic range model, 1803 m long range model - compare Embraer 170 1644 m for AR model.
Landing runway requirement: 1400 m has been quoted.
Notso Fantastic
1st Jun 2008, 14:59
Do you think this is getting to be a heavily overdeveloped sector of the market? Embraer seem to have a headstart on everybody else with a well developed and successful product, the EMB170/190 range. Wasn't Bombadier talking about it as well? And Fairchild? But I think that one failed. Then I read that Mitsubishi are developing one that looks identical to the EMB190 range, and now the Chinese want to develop one as well. Whilst the Superjet looks terrific, will the market be big enough for all? Can the EMB range be caught up?