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Russian Revolution: The Sukhoi Superjet- by Max Kingsley-Jones
Sukhoi is about to start assembling Russia's most ambitious airliner ever.Next month, final assembly will begin of the most advanced Russian subsonic airliner ever produced, and arguably the most ambitious - the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ). The first Russian airliner designed from scratch to meet Western certification standards, it boasts an unprecedented number of international suppliers, incorporates fly-by-wire flight controls and an advanced flightdeck with side-stick controllers. The twinjet is powered by an all-new engine being developed by the Franco-Russian joint venture PowerJet, and is about to land a major European partner in the form of Italy's Alenia Aeronautica, which is taking a 25% stake for $250 million.
Sukhoi Aviation Holding is a major organisation - it is state-owned, but expected to shift gradually to the private sector - holding controlling stakes in the Sukhoi design bureau and the SSJ's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) division, as well as Siberian production plants KnAAPO and NAPO. It also has stakes in Russian aerospace companies Beriev and Irkut.
Sukhoi analysed the Russian market and found there was demand for an aircraft with fewer than 100 seats offering a range of more than 3,000km (1,620nm). "This is the distance over which 80% all passengers are carried in Russia," says Pogosyan. "There was demand for a regional aircraft, but with greater range than such aircraft traditionally offer - we needed to provide an aircraft with the capability to fly up to 4,500km."
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