Certification tests of the new Superjets are in full swing. Designers have involved three aircraft, but not all of them are fully import-substituted, according to Technosphere Russia.
These are aircraft with tail numbers 97005, 97021, and 97024. The first is an aircraft with foreign systems, used to work out tasks to maintain the airworthiness of machines produced before 2022.
The second has SaM146 engines installed, but with Russian onboard systems, and the third is a fully import-substituted version with PD-8.
Flights are performed from the factory in Komsomolsk-on-Amur to Zhukovsky near Moscow, a distance of 6100 km. The maximum recorded speed is 980 km/h in one of the flights, but usually the figure is at the level of 880–900 km/h.
At the same time, the Superjet with number 97024 mainly operates in the Komsomolsk-on-Amur area. Flights lasting 2.5–3.5 hours are performed at a maximum speed of up to 910 km/h and with an altitude gain of up to 11 km.
