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  • Sukhoi Superjet 100 Arrives In Armenia For High-Altitude Tests

    SUKHOI SUPERJET 100 ARRIVES IN ARMENIA FOR HIGH-ALTITUDE TESTS

    Interfax
    Sept 10 2009
    Russia

    The third prototype of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) aircraft
    landed at Shirak airport in Gyumri, Armenia, on Thursday, Sukhoi Civil
    Aircraft said in a press release obtained by Interfax-AVN on Thursday.

    SSJ 100 will undergo an inspection of its takeoff and landing
    characteristics and its ascending characteristics in high mountainous
    conditions, the company said.

    "These tests should demonstrate whether the aircraft is capable of
    performing safe takeoffs and landings with an option of executing a
    go- around in difficult conditions. Also, the tests will assess the
    aircraft's main systems and characteristics of its main and auxiliary
    engines," the statement said.

    Armavia, an Armenian airline company, will become the first foreign
    operator of the Sukhoi Superjet 100. The first planes are due to be
    supplied in late 2009.
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