EASA pilots have performed the first familiarization flights on Sukhoi Superjet 100 S/Ns 95001 and 95003, Superjet International announced today. Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) test pilots Leonid Chikunov and Sergei Korostiev accompanied EASA/CEV (Flight Test Center, France) test pilot Philippe Castaigns and EASA/CEV flight test engineer Fabrice Butin in flying S/N 95001. The crew of 95003 consisted of EASA/CEV test pilot François Fabre and EASA/CEV flight test engineer Jean-Pierre Marre, along with Sukhoi pilots Alexander Yablontsev and Vadim Shirokikh.
SCAC has set S/N 95001 and S/N 95003 into aft and forward center-of-gravity positions, respectively. “Familiarization flight precedes the EASA certification flight-test campaign, and these two flights were a huge step forward in getting accustomed to these aircraft and setting the communication with SCAC team,” explained Fabre.
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