"Yakovlev" considered creating an extended "Superjet" for 130 seats

PJSC "Yakovlev" is considering the possibility of creating an extended version of the SJ-100 aircraft for 120-130 seats. This was announced by Alexander Dolotovsky, Deputy Managing Director of the enterprise - Director of the Regional Aircraft branch.

According to him, modern trends in the air transportation market indicate the 100+ seat segment as the most promising. The competencies and cooperation already formed within the SJ-100 project create a good basis for this.

Dolotovsky recalled that the "Sukhoi Civil Aircraft" company was considering options for creating an extended version of the Sukhoi Superjet aircraft as part of the SSJ-130, SSJ-NG and SSJ-SV projects.

He explained that the effect was achieved through the use of a new wing of a larger area and elongation, which compensated for the decrease in thrust-to-weight ratio of the machine with increasing size.

It should be noted that certification tests of the import-substituted Superjet SJ-100 with PD-8 engines are in full swing. During the next flight on December 11, the aircraft with tail number 94024rose to a height of 12,276 meters. 41 enterprises were involved in the work on the aircraft, Yakovlev noted.

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