The creation of a larger number of seats to the Russian short-haul Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ-100) will degrade the flight performance of the aircraft, said “Look” the head of the portal “Avia.ru” the novel of hussars.
“To 115 seats to increase it, in principle, still be possible. This I believe. But it is, in fact, reduce the range, because engine power is not to be missed. That is, deteriorates its performance characteristics,” — said the expert.
However, according to him, “the airlines is very convenient to operate the universal family, when the same pilot can fly a small plane, and tomorrow on a medium or large”.
Earlier in July, Vedomosti reported that the United aircraft Corporation (UAC) examines the increased dimensionality of the SSJ-100, 115, 120, 125, 130 and 140 seats in single-class layout. Modeling of technical parameters involved in the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute of Zhukovsky.
In October 2019, “Sukhoi Civil aircraft” said that SSJ-100 with the horizontal wing tips completed the flight test program.
In July of the same year, Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov considers a way to improve the competitiveness of the SSJ-100 the creation of a private power unit instead of the Russian-French.
