Sukhoi Russian Regional Jet

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Sukhoi Russian Regional Jet (RRJ)

The Sukhoi Russian Regional Jet (Самолёт Российский Региональный Сухого), or "Sukhoi RRJ," is a regional jet family in the 60 to 95-seat category. The RRJ is produced by Russian aerospace firm Sukhoi's civil division, of which Finmeccanica owns 25%."[Finmeccanica confirms taking risk-sharing stake in Sukhoi's Russian Regional jet]." Ezard, K. and Zaitsev, T. Flight International. April 21, 2006.

Major subcontractors include Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Ilyushin, Yakovlev, and PowerJet. Boeing provides consulting in such areas as project management, market planning, certification and customer support. SNECMA is providing some level of funding for the project. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. is negotiating a participatory role. Deliveries are to begin in 2007.

Production was to occur in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia, but Sukhoi is considering moving production to a city in the European portion of Russia, due to pressure from airlines and Sukhoi's partners.

The aircraft will be equipped with two PowerJet SaM146 turbofans.

The RRJ is intended to compete against the Antonov An-148, EMBRAER E-Jets and the Bombardier C-Series programs.

The three RRJ variants are the RRJ 60, RRJ 75, and RRJ 95.

The RRJ 60/75/95 aeroplane family is being developed based on the principle of maximum standardization of frame assemblies and systems, viz.: wings, fins, chassis, engine unit, crew cabin, basic aeroplane systems and component parts.

The standardization of the design will make it possible to improve the economic performance of the aeroplane family operation with expenditures kept at a rational level.

The aerodynamics and design of the aeroplanes of the family are based on proven advanced technology to minimise technical risks at the stage of design, testing and operation. To broaden the customer base among airlines, each of the 3 standard sizes of the aeroplanes of the family has a basic and a LR modification designed for use on a network of various-length routes to make it possible for airlines to improve the economic performance of their operations through a more balanced composition of their fleets based on the route structure and passenger flows.

The RRJ aeroplane family conforms to current and long-range requirements of Russian and global market in commercial aeroplanes.

The design meets the specific requirements of airlines in Russia, the CIS, and western countries, and conforms to the Aviation Rules AP-25, FAR-25, JAR-25 requirements.

The RRJ family aeroplanes conform to the ground noise level requirements under ICAO Chapter 4 and FAR 36 Section 4 standards to come into force 2006.

Orders and options

S7 Airlines

Russian Post

UTair

Concord Aviation

Aeroflot

S7 Airlines [link]

Air France [link], Lufthansa #redirect , SAS [link] and Iberia [link] are potential customers.

Specifications

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	RRJ60	RRJ75	RRJ95
Wingspan, ft	91.21	91.21	91.21
Length, ft	78.31	86.46	97.99
Height, ft	33.74	33.74	33.74
Volume of cargo comparatments, ft3	360.8	530.07	775.8
Range (MTOW, normal payload): basic, nm LR, nm	1730- 2630	1761- 2571	1646- 2421
Cruise speed, mach?	0.78-0.8
Maximum take-off weight: basic, lb LR, lb	78,905– 85,870	85,585– 93,210	93,740– 101,150
Number of powerplants	2	2	2
Type of powerplants	turbofan engines SM146
Required take-off field length, (MTOW)
basic, ft	4190	4940	5010
LR, ft	4980	4960	5910
Landing category (ICAO)	IIIA (IIIB)*	IIIA (IIIB)*	IIIA (IIIB)*
Crew	2 pilots

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