Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade: imported alternative SJ-100 aircraft completes its maiden flight

CTOnews.com, August 29, according to a report from the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the prototype of the imported alternative Russian-made SJ-100 regional plane completed its first test flight, carried out by PJSC, the production center of Yakovlev, from the Communist Youth City on the Amur River.

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CTOnews.com noted that test pilots Leonid Chikunov, Dmitry Demenev and test engineer Denis Velizhanin were responsible for flying the plane during the test, which lasted 54 minutes, reaching a top speed of 343km / h and an altitude of 3000 m.

The Ministry of Defense said that according to the flight mission, the crew inspected the performance of the automatic pressure control system in the cabin, assessed the stability and controllability of the aircraft during flight, and carried out "cloud landing" and re-flight operations. About 40 systems and components have been replaced for imported SJ-100 aircraft.