Zhukovsky NRC proposed a new layout for a promising supersonic civil aircraft, which unusually combines a canard wing and a main wing of complex shape, and the propulsion system includes four engines.

The canard wing was made adaptive and "floating". It can deflect in the range from -5 to +10°, has a sweep angle of 55–60°, and a relative area of 0.12–0.17 of the main wing area.

The main wing received two breaks along the span. Its root section has a sweep angle of 74–78°, and the console section has 50–57°. The dihedral angle changes along the sections from positive +15…+25° to negative -10…-15°, and the twist reaches -4…-4.5°.
The propulsion system includes four engines, paired in nacelles on the sides of the fuselage. The air intakes have adjustable ramps and bypass doors, and the nozzles have movable cones and flat heat-resistant screens 1.5–2 nozzle calibers long.

This scheme, according to the developers, should reduce wave drag, trim losses, load on the airframe and landing gear, as well as the level of sonic boom.
Looking at the design documents, it can be noted that there will be no windshields in the cockpit. This was previously hinted at by Andrey Dutov, CEO of Zhukovsky NRC.
Aviation expert Roman Gusarov told "Pervy Tekhnichesky" that the new supersonic aircraft could be equipped with the 177S engine, originally developed for tactical aviation.
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