Aircraft
Superjet To Make Airshow Debut, Flight of Third Aircraft Imminent
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corp. plans to display one of the two Superjet 100s now involved in
flight testing at the June 15 to 21 Paris Air Show, just around the time the program’s third test article makes its planned maiden flight, according to Alessandro Franzoni, CEO of the program’s Venice, Italy-based marketing and support arm, Superjet International.

The program’s two prototypes have logged more than 500 flight hours during 160 test missions. Engineers completed flutter testing in just 15 flights instead of an originally planned 25, while icing trials required five flights rather than 18, said Franzoni. The prototypes have reached an altitude of 40,000 feet and a maximum speed of Mach 0.88, he added. According to published specs, the Superjet 100 is expected to have a maximum cruise speed of Mach 0.81.