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TsAGI Shows Off Refined SSBJ Design at MAKS Show
Some 50 years after it worked on its first supersonic, TsAGI is looking to the second generation SSBJ.
The scale SSBJ model bears markings "TsAGI 100" to commemorate TsAGi's 100 year anniversary since establishment on December 1, 1918. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
The scale SSBJ model bears markings "TsAGI 100" to commemorate TsAGi's 100 year anniversary since establishment on December 1, 1918. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

A scale model of a future supersonic business jet (SSBJ) took center stage at the stand of TsAGI, the Russian acronym for Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, at the MAKS 2019 airshow in Moscow in late August. While bearing some resemblance to earlier models showcased two years ago, such as a gull-like shape of the wing, it differs in having a wider forward fuselage to house a passenger cabin.