First Superjet flight with Russian engines! fresh era in Russian civilian aviation

Zdjęcie: Samolot Suchoj Superjet 100, który może zabrać na pokład blisko 100 pasażerów. Tu jeszcze z francuskimi silnikami. / Bloomberg


The first copy of Superjet's jet passenger aircraft with full Russian RD-8 engines went into the air over Komsomolski over Amur. This event symbolizes a landmark minute in the process of independency of the Russian aviation manufacture from abroad components. The test flight lasted about 40 minutes, during which the device reached a tallness of 3000 meters and a velocity of 500 km/h.