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    Post  Mike E Wed Aug 20, 2014 3:30 am

    Those three aircraft should be able to meet the requirements.  cheers
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    Post  Sujoy Wed Aug 20, 2014 12:44 pm

    GarryB wrote:the Il-114 and Il-112 should be easily good enough for the job...

    YES ! Eventually I suspect the IL-214 MTA will take over this job .

    I wonder if the IL-214 MTA can also be used as an AEW &C aircraft .


    GarryB wrote:if the russian economy had not collapsed and the russian military had continued to maintain aircraft and buy replacements both aircraft would likely have been in service in significant numbers by now.


    Russian economy will not collapse . Here is why

    http://in.rbth.com/economics/2014/08/20/foreign_capital_returns_to_russia_37675.html

    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/27/russia-sanctions-hit-western-business-boeing-banking
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    Post  GarryB Thu Aug 21, 2014 8:25 am

    YES ! Eventually I suspect the IL-214 MTA will take over this job .

    I wonder if the IL-214 MTA can also be used as an AEW &C aircraft

    The purpose of the Il-112 and Il-114 is to replace light transports... the Il-114T can carry up to a 7 ton payload about 800km range, and about a 1.5 ton payload to almost 5,000km.

    The Il-112 is a high wing version with slightly better performance carrying a 2 ton payload to 5,000km.

    the Il-112 was abandoned in favour of the An-140.

    In other words the Il-114 was a replacement for the An-24/26/32 in Soviet service and the replacement for the Il-114 was either going to be the Il-112 or the An-140. They chose the An-140 to keep Antonov afloat and to earn brownie points with the Ukraines politicians... who clearly don't care.

    they seem to have decided to fully digitise and update the Il-114 and replace all the western components (avionics and engines) with Russian components which should improve performance sufficiently to make the Il-114 good enough to replace the An-24s, An-26s, and An-32s in Russian service and eventually the An-140s as well.

    Ihe Il-214 is in a weight class above the Il-114 with a max payload of 20 tons they are as different as an Mi-17 and an Mi-26 in oayloads.

    The Il-214 will replace the An-12 in Russian service and Indian service...

    I suspect the Il-214 would make an excellent AWACS aircraft with a modern array of sensors and up to date computers and electronics it would be an affordable AWACS aircraft that could be sold widely and greatly improve the performances of air defences around the world without costing too much.

    It would not likely be carrier capable however as it would probably be too big to take off and land.

    Russian economy will not collapse . Here is why

    I did not say the Russian economy will collapse... it collapsed about three times in the 1990s... a period when military spending practically stopped.
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    Post  George1 Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:06 am

    11 Tu-204 aircraft may be manufactured on an urgent basis in order to perform flights to Crimea
    Russian Aviaton » Thursday August 21, 2014 12:31 MSK

    Tu-204SM aircraft got its second chance in light of development of air transportation between Russian cities and Crimea. It was stated by the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Yuri Slusar, on August 15th at the opening of International Air Transport Forum in Ulyanovsk Region, press-service of the governor and the government of Ulyanovsk Region reports.

    We remind you that one of the major topics of this forum is establishment of a center for development of transport aircraft in the region.

    The opening ceremony was attended by the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Yuri Slusar; Executive Vice-President of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Alexander Tulyakov; head of EMERCOM aviation administration, Radik Asilbaev; member of the Federation Council of constituent of the Russian Federation, Gennady Savinov. Governor of the Ulyanovsk Region, Sergey Morozov, congratulated participants and visitors with the opening of the forum, the press-service added.

    «I would like to thank the Chairman of the government of Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, for supporting this event as well as his deputy – Dmitry Rogozin, who is dealing with all the matters related to aviation and Ulyanovsk Aviation Cluster. I am confident that such events will help us solve a number of problems, establish contacts and cooperate in future. I believe that we need to leave the competition between clusters behind and move to the full-scale integration focused on achieving results. We must establish cooperation between clusters and keep strengthening the positions of Russian industry», - the governor said.

    He also proposed to elaborate a program called “Aviation Nation” on the basis of Association of aviation regions. In addition, the organization’s activities must be supported by an expert council.

    Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Yuri Slusar, said that position of regional authorities is very important for development of aviation and aircraft industry. «I would like to admit that Tu-204SM aircraft manufactured by Ulyanovsk aviation plant got another chance in light of establishment of a new airline in Crimea. We plan to manufacture 11 jets of the type and deliver the vehicles to the carrier; the airline may even get a discount», - Yuri Slusar admitted.

    The possibility of establishing a center for development of transport aircraft in Ulyanovsk Region was also discussed at the ceremony. According to Sergey Morozov, it will be the largest infrastructure and industrial innovative project aimed at reconstruction of the national aircraft industry in the transport aircraft segment. This means that the region will create the most comfortable conditions for aviation business (including legal basis and infrastructure).

    «In order to solve this problem we are going to consolidate our design bureaus (we have five ones), develop research departments and material processing centers, create a number of industrial park parks focused on aircraft industry and assure the full cycle of personnel training. Actually we have all the necessary capabilities – production, scientific and educational basis. Our current goal is to find the missing elements and establish cooperation with Russian and foreign companies using the capabilities of the port special economic zone, Zavolzhye industrial zone and other infrastructure projects», - the governor added.
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    Post  Austin Thu Aug 21, 2014 7:05 pm

    So they are going to make IL-112 for Military Transport and IL-114 for Civil Transport ?

    So 11 Tu-204SM is great news for the program .......hopefully they make more for civil program . Tu-204SM is a beautiful aircraft and I always liked it.

    Sanctions are a great boon for local economy as it forces you from using easy import option and devlop something yourself ........we in India have been under US sanction for long and its been a blessing in disguise and it would be the same for Russia.
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    Post  Mike E Thu Aug 21, 2014 7:16 pm

    That is what it sounds like.... It will be great to see some more IL-114s flying!

    Hopefully they can rake up even more sales! - One problem is that there will be some "self competition" between the MC-21 and -204SM... My guess is that the -21 will completely replace it, but it still has some life in the platform.
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    Post  George1 Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:24 am

    Mikhail Pogosyan: sanctions will not affect the international cooperation in the network of Sukhoi SuperJet 100 project
    Russian Aviaton » Friday August 22, 2014 03:20 MSK

    Sanctions against Russia imposed by USA and EU will not affect the production plans of Sukhoi Holding Company in terms of production of Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft by Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant, President of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Mikhail Pogosyan, said at an airshow dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the enterprise, ITAR-TASS reports. The company plans to increase the output at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant.

    “I can’t say that the sanctions will not affect our production plans at all. Of course there will be certain problems due to restrictions on foreign markets. But this is an indirect impact instead of a direct one”, - Mikhail Pogosyan said.
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    “We have a broad long-standing cooperation in the network of Sukhoi SuperJet 100 project. We have no reason to expect any delays or refusals from our partners”, - the president of UAC said. According to Pogosyan, last year the Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant manufactured 25 Sukhoi SuperJet 100 (SSJ100) liners, this year the enterprise will manufacture 40 ones and 50 more jets of the type – in 2015.

    “We are going to increase the output”, - Pogosyan said.

    He added that successful operation of SSJ 100 jets in Mexico has a positive impact on market conditions in Latin America and other countries of the world. Several contracts for delivery of SSJ 100 liners will be signed this year.

    “We see some positive impact on the market conditions. First of all, this is the result of successful operation of SSJ 100 aircraft in Mexico. High flight time and positive responses from pilots, airlines’ personnel and passengers”, - Mikhail Pogosyan said. According to his forecasts, a number of contracts for delivery of SSJ 100 jets to Latin America and other countries of the world may be signed this year. This refers to deliveries scheduled for 2015, 2016 and 2017.

    20 Sukhoi Superjet 100 liners should be delivered to Interjet (Mexico). The contract with the Mexican carrier also includes an option for 10 more vehicles of the type. Interjet was the first Latin American airline to purchase SSJ 100 jets. In 2013 4 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft were delivered to Mexico; 11 more jets should be delivered in 2014. In July Mikhail Pogosyan said that negotiations on delivery of 10 more jets of the type to the Mexican customer have been completed.

    In addition, Pogosyan said that Sukhoi Holding Company and Indian airframers are starting the development of a multi-role transport aircraft.

    “We are discussing further implementation of the project and we are going to start the development soon”, - Pogosyan noted.

    He also added that design feasibility study was completed in 2013; however, the parties need to agree on the project schedule.

    The multi-role transport aircraft is being developed in the network of an intergovernmental agreement between Russia and India. It is designed for transportation and airdrop of cargo and troops, medevac and special operations. It will replace An-12 medium military-transport aircraft. The jet’s maiden flight was scheduled for 2016.

    Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a medium-haul passenger aircraft. A total of 68 jets of the type have been manufactured (7 of them are prototypes and test aircraft). 41 jets have been delivered to customers. The aircraft is manufactured by Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company at Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant in cooperation with Thales, PowerJet, B/E Aerospace and other suppliers. More than 50% of the jet’s components are delivered by foreign suppliers.
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    Post  George1 Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:27 am

    Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company will perform the first test flights of Ka-62 civil helicopter in December
    Russian Aviaton » Saturday August 23, 2014 12:22 MSK

    Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company named after Sazikin (Primorski Krai) is going to perform the first test flights of Ka-62 medium multi-role civil helicopter in December. The enterprise is assembling Ka-62 prototypes at the moment, Interfax reports with reference to the press-service of administration of Primorski Krai and Managing Director of Progress, Yuri Denisenko.

    According to the press-service, the presidential plenipotentiary envoy to Far Eastern Federal District, Yuri Trutnev, and acting governor of Primorski Krai, Vladimir Mikushevsky, visited the enterprise on August 20th.

    They watched the demonstration flight of Ka-52 reconnaissance and combat helicopter manufactured by Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company.
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    Post  Austin Wed Aug 27, 2014 7:38 pm

    IL-114 is not reached the customer  The Government considered the demand is too low

    http://www.aviaport.ru/digest/2014/08/27/302857.html


    So IL-114 is not economically feasible seems project de
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    Post  sepheronx Wed Aug 27, 2014 8:15 pm

    I couldnt imagine why such a short range plane was considered feesible in the first place. Russia is too large amd widespread.
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    Post  GarryB Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:24 am

    Having a complete set of tools means you can get the job done more efficiently.

    Imagine if the only helicopter you had was an Mi-8.

    An excellent helo, but if you want to deliver 1 ton of post up to a small border post up on a mountain in a very remote area with no roads then it would be more efficient and cheaper to use a lighter helicopter like a Ka-226T.

    Same with transports... right now they have 6-8 ton payload class fixed wing transports like the An-72, and An-24/26/32, and they have 20 ton payload An-12, then the next step up is the Il-76 in the 40 ton range with the Il-476 reaching 60 tons, and then the An-22 at 80 tons and finally the An-124 at 120-150 tons depending on the upgrade status.

    A short range plane is feasable because the planes already doing the job have similar range already.
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    Post  mutantsushi Thu Aug 28, 2014 12:18 pm

    It seems that worldwide there is more than enough need for such a class.
    Considering those markets, and those that UAC can reasonably sell to, would be the basis for a succesfull product.
    India has alot of need in that class, and I believe is interested in localising a product in that class.
    A JV also lowers the direct cost to Russia, making it more rational proposition from Russian end.
    Bombardier and ATR products of this tier are of similar design age to begin with, so I don't see anything wrong with using Il-114 as basis.
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    Post  Viktor Fri Aug 29, 2014 4:27 pm

    WoW .... nice thumbsup

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    Post  Mike E Fri Aug 29, 2014 4:44 pm

    mutantsushi wrote:It seems that worldwide there is more than enough need for such a class.
    Considering those markets, and those that UAC can reasonably sell to, would be the basis for a succesfull product.
    India has alot of need in that class, and I believe is interested in localising a product in that class.
    A JV also lowers the direct cost to Russia, making it more rational proposition from Russian end.
    Bombardier and ATR products of this tier are of similar design age to begin with, so I don't see anything wrong with using Il-114 as basis.

    Very good point... People have to remember Russia isn't the only potential customer. They could go head to head with both ATR's now old lineup, and Bombardiers somewhat "messy" prop lineup as well (I admit that as an owner of a decent amount of Bombardier stock, buy it if you can!).
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    Post  TR1 Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:20 pm

    Austin wrote:

    IL-114 is not reached the customer  The Government considered the demand is too low

    http://www.aviaport.ru/digest/2014/08/27/302857.html


    So IL-114 is not economically feasible seems project de

    Yes, it was obvious Rogozin was (like always) talking out of his ass when he claimed 700 or whatever airframes were in demand.
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    Post  GarryB Sun Aug 31, 2014 12:59 pm

    To be clear that article is talking about the commercial implications of upgrading the Il-114 and digitising the design and putting it back into production without any firm commercial orders... of course it will not be economically viable.

    It mentions the military version... the Il-112 will be put into production to replace the An-24/26/32... Klimov will develop new engines for it...
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    Post  Austin Sun Aug 31, 2014 4:05 pm

    They can go back to the drawing board and design a new 50-60 seater Turboprop which can be competitive to Bombardier or ATR in its class.

    No point in using a decade old design and digitising it wont make competitive or fuel effecient.

    I am sure TSAGI can design a new aircraft which can remain competitive for next 2 decade much like they designed MS-21 or Superjet-NG.

    No point in just assembling Bombardier design in Russia in the name of making it in Russia , I wonder why they went for that in first place when they could design MS-21 and SSJ.

    But Sanctions would make them wiser.


    IL-114 certainly cant pull the horse and remain cometitive in CIS much less world
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    Post  Mike E Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:38 am

    I disagree... The Il-114 is a newer design than both the Bombardier Q and ATR 42-72. Not only that, but the newer versions of both aircraft are just "facelifts" with upgraded avionics and engines. To say that the Il-114 can't compete with aircraft many years older is a bit ridiculous...

    Both aircraft, and many others, have been doing the same thing for many years now. Might as well complain that the Su-35 is "just" a decade old design... Most of ATR's success comes from their reliable performance, and reliability in general, not their tech.

    You just proved my point, they are already working on projects that deserve priority. A simple "facelift" will be enough for the next twenty years.

    In the name of economics... Plus, as a shareholder of Bombardier, I know that they have their hands full.

    It could, let's wait and see...

    Well, it does need an upgrade, but nothing more. - Engines should be priority, they are getting older, are underpowered for the plane, and aren't the most efficient available... It needs to be around 3,500 hp or so, as the current cruising speed is under 300 mph!


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    Post  Austin Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:46 am

    The Government has allocated $ 400 million to the MS-21

    http://www.ato.ru/blogs/blog-alekseya-sinickogo/pravitelstvo-vydelilo-400-mln-dollarov-na-ms-21

    Russian authorities attended to the aircraft industry. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree №1614-r dated 25 August 2014 to provide state guarantees worth up to $ 400 million. To secure the obligations of JSC "Corporation" Irkut "on loans for the development of the aircraft MS-21 . As explained on the government website , the credit is involved in "Sberbank of Russia" for up to 10 years under a general agreement on the non-revolving credit line framework amounting to more than $ 1 billion.


    In addition, it is reported that the total cost of the project is 3.947 billion dollars. Should be emphasized that this is the first estimate of the cost of the program MS-21 , heard from official sources.


    The project to create ближнесреднемагистрального MC-21 aircraft - today in Russia is the most promising and most ambitious program. Above it is an active work , the first plane to be built in 2015 . According to its characteristics plane (more precisely, a family) is aimed at the most popular in the world market niche aircraft with a capacity of 150-220 passengers., which is the most intense competition. At present, this niche is firmly occupied by families of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737NG, while Airbus proposed modernization A320NEO with new high-performance engines, and Boeing responded to this project 737MAX. That is, two leading manufacturer in this segment are not only successful projects, but also a clear perspective of their development. Moreover, China plans to put on the same market your C919 , and the Bombardier CSeries and his family backs this niche "from below", from the aircraft of smaller capacity.


    It is clear that the creation of a competitive product in this segment of the market is necessary to rely on the latest achievements of the global aviation industry and broad international cooperation. In particular, one embodiment of a propulsion system for the MS-21 - Pure Power engine family company with Pratt & Whitney geared fan drive, the same will be installed on A320NEO. However, there are works of Russian and alternative - PD-14 engine. A few days ago Corporation "Oboronprom" soobschida to place bonds for 3.266 billion rubles. to finance the development of advanced engines for civil aviation , in particular the family of PD-14. Flight tests of the PD-14 is scheduled to begin in 2015


    Russia, of course, must be presented to the world market of aircraft, so that the Government's attention to the program of the MS-21 is good. However, we must emphasize the need for increased sales MC-21 aircraft already at this stage of their creation. After expanding the portfolio of orders not only strengthens the hope for the future success of the program, but also provides - through prepayments - additional ongoing funding of the project. And the money is significantly cheaper than Sberbank loans.


    We can not say that the authorities are doing nothing to ensure sales - for example, proposed a mechanism to guarantee the residual value of the aircraft , which will be possible thanks to the operational leasing of these machines. At the same time, as shown by the results of the Farnborough Air Show, which unlike competitors Corporation "Irkut" has not announced about any new contract on the MC-21, over the sale to work. Then it will be possible to reduce the size of commercial lending program, and hence reduce the cost. So far, however, all projects to create new aircraft only increased in price.
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    Post  Mike E Mon Sep 01, 2014 8:48 am

    That is great! The MC-21 has always been my favorite Russian airliner, hopefully is gets the sales it deserves!
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    Post  GarryB Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:46 am

    Aerodynamics haven't changed much in the last few decades... A Il-114 with the original design digitised and modified and a complete update of its construction materials including newer lighter stronger composites and of course new more powerful but also more fuel efficient engines would make it a very competitive aircraft on the international market but unless there is a buyer prepared to spend money on it then it will not go anywhere.

    In the 1990s that would mean it has no chance.... today the Russian military needs this plane to replace a lot of old obsolete aircraft in a wide range of roles and missions.

    For those who think these aircraft are too small and light you need to ask yourself why the An-2 was so popular.... it was smaller and lighter and has much shorter range.

    The point is that you wont fly from Moscow to some far flung corner of Siberia and land in an An-124 to deliver post... large heavy aircraft will deliver region to region over long distances with heavy payloads, but as the branches get smaller the loads get smaller and lighter and the distances get shorter too.
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    Post  George1 Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:18 am

    Alexey Ulyukaev: Russia agreed with Indonesia and Laos on deliveries of Sukhoi SuperJet 100 aircraft
    Russian Aviaton » Tuesday September 2, 2014 16:00 MSK

    Russia agreed with Laos on delivery of three Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) aircraft; Indonesia will get ten jets of the type, Russian Minister of economic development, Alexey Ulyukaev, told ITAR-TASS. He didn’t unveil any details related to the deliveries.

    "A contract for delivery of three jets to Laos was signed as well as agreement for delivery of 10 vehicles of the type to Indonesia. But we have possibilities for delivering more jets. We hope to sign more contracts with Indonesia", - he said.

    In addition, according to the minister, deliveries of SSJ 100 liners to Vietnam are also being discussed, but the number of vehicles to be delivered has not been defined yet.

    "As for Vietnam, we have not defined a number of jets to be delivered yet. We have defined all the terms of contracts with Indonesia and Laos. But we don’t have parameters of potential contract with Vietnam – the airlines have not presented their requirements yet", - Ulyukaev added.

    Andrey Kalinovsky, former president of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC, part of United Aircraft Corporation), said at Farnborough-2014 airshow that SSJ 100 regional aircraft operated by Sky Aviation bankrupt carrier (Indonesia) will resume flights. "We have found solution to this problem. The jets will resume flights", - he said without naming the airline to operate these airliners in future.

    Sky Aviation was the launch customer for SSJ 100 in Southeast Asia. It took delivery of three Superjets, but suspended flights in March 2014 due to poor financial situation and started looking for investors.

    Lao Central Airlines (Laos) took delivery of two jets of the type (the carrier signed a contract for delivery of three SSJ 100 liners with an option for six more vehicles of the type). However, in December 2013 the airline suspended flights.

    At present SSJ 100 aircraft are operated by the following airlines: Aeroflot – Russian Airlines, Yakutia Airlines, Moskovia Airlines, Gazprom Avia and Centre-South (Russia) as well as Interjet (Mexico).
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    Post  Mike E Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:02 am

    GarryB wrote:Aerodynamics haven't changed much in the last few decades... A Il-114 with the original design digitised and modified and a complete update of its construction materials including newer lighter stronger composites and of course new more powerful but also more fuel efficient engines would make it a very competitive aircraft on the international market but unless there is a buyer prepared to spend money on it then it will not go anywhere.

    In the 1990s that would mean it has no chance.... today the Russian military needs this plane to replace a lot of old obsolete aircraft in a wide range of roles and missions.

    For those who think these aircraft are too small and light you need to ask yourself why the An-2 was so popular.... it was smaller and lighter and has much shorter range.

    The point is that you wont fly from Moscow to some far flung corner of Siberia and land in an An-124 to deliver post... large heavy aircraft will deliver region to region over long distances with heavy payloads, but as the branches get smaller the loads get smaller and lighter and the distances get shorter too.
    Yeah, and even without that it is still competitive in the turboprop market...
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    Post  mutantsushi Wed Sep 03, 2014 1:31 am

    Others have mentioned the actual competitiveness vs. ATR/BBD, and to follow up, on this class of aircraft even new Western projects are not seeing mass usage of composites on par with larger Airbus/Boeings because there just isn't the benefit on short/thin routes that you can get with longer distance larger jets, so it isn't worth the effort.  Mitsubishi's MRJ dropped composite wing, and this turboprop would be smaller and shorter ranged. Refreshing the avionics and support systems would also be some useful experience for Russian suppliers before they begin the widebody JV with China, even if they are very different scales of aircraft.

    Recreating a production line from scratch, not to mention integrating modern avionics and certifying a new TV7-117 variant is not economic  based just on Russian demand... SO the obvious point is find other partners/customers, ///it doesn't need to be all about Russia///.  This is really the perfect scale project for e.g. India to join in, taking on alot of the industrialization and familiarizing with how modern avionics and engines etc integrate into civil airliner.  Aerodynamics don't really need to change any, since they're competing againt older ATR/BBD designs, but if the project does have the customers to go ahead, then why not do some aerodynamic tweaks, maybe implement a laminar flow tail, maybe in composites.  India could also probably be interested in joining the "Superjet 130"/CS100-ski project (using that name for lack of alternative, it will be more unique/new than just a stretch, will have composite wings, and most likely will use little if any Western suppliers at this point, thus more work to share with India), as they've been interested in producing a regional jet to develop their civil aero industry.

    Since I mentioned Mitsubishi MRJ, here is an interesting chart made by leehamnews.com showing marketshare of regional jets, including Embraer, MRJ, and Superjet, and you can clearly see that despite barely being mentioned by Western press, Superjet is doing quite fine, combined "E1"/"E2" jets in it's class (170/5) outweigh it, but a #2 market position is not bad, and ahead of MRJ.
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    Post  Austin Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:28 pm

    The "Frigate Ekodzhet" reached a new level





    The "Frigate Ekodzhet" is a development of widebody medium-haul aircraft of the new generation.  This machine is focused on a relatively small but very popular and relatively free market niche - the carriage of passengers on busy routes for 3-4 thousand. Km.  A qualitatively new level of economic performance - 15-20% better than the existing aircraft - is achieved through a series of structural and aerodynamic features, chief among them - the fuselage with an elliptical cross-section, which provides extra lift and a large seating capacity in the cabin with three passages between armchairs.


    Work on the project are from 2009 .;  an important feature of the program - a complete lack of public participation: all the work is still conducted under the auspices of "FPG" Rosaviakonsortsium "".


    To date, the program "Frigate Ekodzhet" reached a stage of development where needed new mechanisms and principles of management.  For this reason, OAO "FPG" Rosaviakonsortsium "" established a project company "Frigate Ekodzhet", the main specialization of which - the development of aviation technology of the new generation.  In particular, the company is a single administrative center of the homonymous program "Frigate Ekodzhet" at all stages until the introduction of the aircraft into service.


    "In the life of the program" Frigate Ekodzhet "comes a very important period: from the conceptual stage, we turn to the design and construction", - said Vasily Danilov, CEO of "Frigate Ekodzhet."


    The new company is a competence center program "Frigate Ekodzhet", it transferred all the research and technologies developed by JSC "FPG" Rosaviakonsortsium "" since 2009 Rosaviakonsortsium This is one of the shareholders of the new business, whose capital will be attracted Russian and foreign financial investors.


    "Company" Frigate Ekodzhet "will program the agent for interaction with the investment community, including in the framework of the process to find and attract a strategic investor," - said the director of marketing for the program "Frigate Ekodzhet" Sergei Grachev.


    It is planned that the projected structure of the aircraft will be finally approved by the (frozen) in the next year, the first flight will take place in about 2018-2019., And commercial exploitation of the new aircraft will begin in 2021, "One of the first steps in this direction - the creation of an engineering center in Zhukovsky. Its main task is to coordinate and carry out further work on the design and integration ", - said Vasily Danilov.


    Another important initiative is a series of studies, including the testing of full-scale fuselage section to confirm ensure structural strength given weight when exposed to excessive pressure, and test a model airplane in a cryogenic wind tunnel that will produce results as close to the real flight conditions.


    For testing full-scale fuselage section discusses a contract with ThyssenKrupp System Engineering.  It is expected that the test will be conducted at the company IMA Dresden.  Also there is a search companies in Germany, which would take place the assembly of the fuselage section - for example, the plant is considered EADS Elbe Flugzeugwerke in Dresden.


    To study the aerodynamics of the aircraft company "Frigate Ekodzhet" in July 2014 signed an agreement with the German ThyssenKrupp System Engineerimg to conduct aerodynamic testing model aircraft "Frigate Ekodzhet" in the European transonic wind tunnel cryogenic European Transonic Windtunnel (ETW).  Under the agreement, the joint team, "Frigate Ekodzhet", ThyssenKrupp System Engineering and ETW will test before January 2015 ThyssenKrupp System Engineering, an engineering division of the largest German company ThyssenKrupp, acts in this project integrator program aerodynamic testing.


    Work in Germany will be the second stage of aerodynamic research model "Frigate Ekodzhet."  "In the first phase of tests in TsAGI in 2013, we confirmed the claimed aerodynamic characteristics. We spent revision aerodynamic layout to improve these characteristics. As part of the project, we aim to use the most advanced technologies available today in the global engineering industry. It was therefore decided to conduct the second phase of testing in a cryogenic wind tunnel in Germany ", - says Vladimir CHernousov, chief designer of" Frigate Ekodzhet. "  Besides, according to the ATO, the cost of such work in Germany was lower than in Russia.


    The tests will be held on the equipment of ETW, which has the most modern infrastructure to conduct this kind of research.  During the tests, the flow is injected inside an insulated sealed compartment made of stainless steel.  Compressor power of 50 mW to circulate nitrogen gas at the temperature of about -50 ° C and a flux density consistent flight conditions at high altitudes.  These tests allow most accurately recreate the real situation, which ensures high reliability performed with measurements.


    Model aircraft will be made by Deharde Maschinenbau GmbH, specializing in the design and manufacture of aircraft models for testing in wind tunnels, as well as full-size flight products.


    Under the "Frigate Ekodzhet" formed on the basis of market research, it is planned for 10 years to produce and sell at least 224 aircraft.  Place to build assembly plant must be selected before the end of this year.

    http://www.ato.ru/content/programma-fregat-ekodzhet-vyshla-na-novyy-uroven

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