среда, 26 сентября 2012 г.

A visit to Sukhoi Civil Aircrafts Company at Zhukovsky

Thursday September the 13th was a very much "aviation" day for me.


First of all, Sheremetyevo international airport held another annual autumn spotting event.

And another one, to be more precise - it is this was the first, I received an invitation to visit the "Sukhoi Civil Aircraft" company facilities at Zhukovsky.

And this will be the story today
So, welcome to SCAC!

SCAC signboard



2. Main target for me at SCAC was SuperJet full flight simulator. And here it is.
Way to SSJ Full Flight Simulator

3. SSJ100 aircraft FFS simulator developed by Thales Training & Simulation in conjunction with the company "Sukhoi" and GosNIIAS. Thales Training & Simulation, manufacturer and supplier of FFS, is one of the leading companies specializing in high technology that profile.
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 Full Flight Simulator

4. FFS SSJ100 aircraft belongs to the latest generation of simulators "Reality 7." It has the most advanced system of electro-mobility, the visualization system with LCOS-projectors and an instructor workstation with improved ergonomics.
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 Full Flight Simulator

SSJ100 trainer certified "level D" in accordance with the international standard for the exercise equipment (JAR FSTD A). This is the highest level of certification flight simulators.

5. Welcome inside!
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 Full Flight Simulator

6. At the time we came inside Aeroflot pilots were prepearing for their training. So I decided not to bother them and Italian instructors too long. I hope I'll have another opportunity to get inside for more detail survey of the FFS. In the foreground - instructor's control panel that allows the instructor to 
change the situation and conditions of flight in just "two clicks" .
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 Full Flight Simulator

7. Preparations in progress
Aeroflot pilots at Sukhoi SuperJet FFS

8. Thrust levers and dashboard of the SuperJet FFS.
Throttle (Sukhoi SuperJet FFS)

9. Ready to taxi!
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 FFS

For an inexperienced person (well I think even experienced person has many things to marvel), the simulator is an amazing and striking mechanism. Except for some moments it creates a feeling of presence in this plane. From myself I wish 
Aeroflot pilots whom I distracted with my presence a bit and "stole" their time successful completion of training

In order not to interfere with the training we  moved to the hangar which I visited on April 1st, 2009, when the the first two flying Superjets arrived to Zhukovsky.

And that arrival was in style
10.
Close formation

There were five SuperJets in the Hangar.
First airframes for testing: 97001 (first ever flying SuperJet); 97003 и 97005.

11. And both Armavia SuperJets.
Both Armavia SuperJets in one frame!

12.
Both Armavia SuperJets in one frame!

Unfortunately Armavia is in poor financial condition and had to abandon the aircraft. But according to some insider information (or rumors i should say), even officially rejected in a very very "ugly" way, Armavia continues to "trade" them back.

By the way I was very surprised and shocked by the facts of so much lies on that situation with Armavia in the Russian media and in the Internet. The speculation was on the lies that Armavia rejected the aircfat as a nonprofitable. This's very annoying.

12.
Armavia Sukhoi SuperJet 100 EK-95015

13. The second SupeJet, intended for Armavia, is named in honor of the famous Armenian actor Frunzik Mkrtchyan.
Second Sukhoi SuperJet 100 for Armavia

14.
Second Sukhoi SuperJet 100 for Armavia

15. What radius is that?
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 tire

16. The rest of the aircrafts, except for the 97001, are undergoing certain improvements and maintenance.
Inside SCAC hangar full of SuperJets

 17. 97001 cabin close-up.
First ever SuperJet

After some time SuperJet 97005 was pushed from hangar for some photoshoot.

18. The plane is used as a flying frame for 
pilot training and some innovations.
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 97005

19.
Sukhoi SuperJet tail

A little closer look to some parts of the plane

20. PowerJet SaM146 (СМ146) - Superjet engine. The engine is manufactured by PowerJet, a joint venture between Russia's NPO "Saturn" and the French company «Snecma».
PowerJet Sam-146 engine

21.
SuperJet and PowerJet

22.
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 engine fan blades

23.
SuperJet's Sam-146 engine fan blades closeup

24. Landning lights on the front landning gear
Underneath SuperJet

25. Left main gear
Main landing gear of SuperJet

26. Meanwhile Tu-204 "Open Skies" was circling above.
SuperJet tail and Tu-204

Let's get inside the aircraft!

27. View of the wing and SCAC hangar
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 97005 wingview on SCAC Hangar at Zhukosvky

28. The overall plan cockpit.
Sukhoi SuperJet cockpit

29. The cockpit doesn't (of course) differ from the cockpit of the simulator
SuperJet cockpit details

30.
No "clocks" only monitors

31. Table that Aeroflot pilots demand so much. To tell the truth it's the first version, that was rejected by test pilots. But the work is going on!
SuperJet cockpit Table

32. Another view of the cockpit
SuperJet cockpit

33. Some cockpit details
SuperJet cockpit details

34.
SuperJet cockpit details

35.
Superjet throttle

36.
SuperJet cockpit details

37. That's all! Thanks for whatching!
Sukhoi SuperJet 100 97005

Many thanks to Olga Kayukova, Andrew Muravyov, and in general to all the staff for the invitation and SCAC for fantastic attitude to their work and the aircraft.  Thank you so much! You are doing the right thing.


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