Sukhoi Superjet100 Long Range performed its maiden flight 12/02/2013

Moscow. February 12. On February 12, 2013 Sukhoi Superjet100 Long Range performed its maiden flight.

Sukhoi Superjet 100 MSN 95032 will start test program in the nearest future. The test program will last for 3-4 months and after the tests are over the documents to be submitted to IAC AR. SSJ100LR is supposed to receive certification in 2014.

SSJ100LR maximum range is 4 578 km. SSJ100 range is 3 048 km. Required runway length for SSJ100LR is 2 052 meters.

The SSJ100 is a 100 seat regional jet designed, developed and built by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), in partnership with Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company. On May 19th 2008 SSJ100 successfully accomplished its first flight. The Sukhoi Superjet 100 cruises at a Maximum Operating Speed of Mach 0.81 and 40,000 feet. It takes off from a 1,731 meters runway in the basic range and 2,052 meters in the long range. The operating range for the basic version is 3,048 km and 4,578 km for the long range version.

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC). The Company’s shareholders are the Sukhoi Holding owing 75% — 1 share and the Italian Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, holding 25% + 1 share since April 7, 2009. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft was founded in 2000 to develop new regional aircraft projects. SCAC is in charge of the aircraft production. The company is also responsible for SSJ100 sales in Russia, the CIS, China, India, Middle East and Southeast Asia. Headquartered in Moscow, SCAC has several production branches seated in Russian cities of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Novosibirsk and Voronezh.