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pecial edition for 47th Paris Air Show
Sukhoi
SuperJet
getting ready for take-off
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SuperJet
Su-35
A step away
from the fifth generation
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Su-35
More Russian
airliners for Cuba
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Mi-26
Mi-26
heavylifter finds
new customers
[p.26]
First Su-30MKM fighters delivered!
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June 2007
Editor-in-Chief
Andrey Fomin
Editors
Yevgeny Yerokhin
Andrey Yurgenson
Columnists
Alexander Velovich
Vladimir Shcherbakov
Special correspondents
Vladimir Karnozov, Mikhail Kuznetsov,
Victor Drushlyakov, Andrey Zinchuk, Valery Ageyev,
Alina Chernoivanova, Natalya Pechorina,
Dmirty Pichugin, Sergey Krivchikov,
Sergey Popsuyevich, Piotr Butowski,
Alexander Mladenov, Miroslav Gyurosi
Design and pre-press
Grigory Butrin
Web support
Georgy Fedoseyev
Translation
Yevgeny Ozhogin
Cover picture
SCAC and Mikhail Kuznetsov
Dear reader,
You are holding another issue of the Take-Off magazine, the special
supplement to Russian monthly aerospace magazine Vzlet, timed to the
air show in Le Bourget. This time, the show is to take place for the 47th
time. The event is considered the most authoritative and prestigious
display of the advances of the world’s aerospace industry, with virtually
all aircraft manufacturers being eager to participate in the show. By
tradition, the Le Bourget air show has been held in high esteem by
Russian aerospace companies. It is here that advanced Russian planes
and helicopters are often shown abroad for the first time. Russia has
been displaying its combat aircraft in Le Bourget since 1989. This
year, it is to unveil the MiG-29M-OVT experimental supermanoeuvrable
fighter, whose technologies are to be embodied in the MiG-35 Gen. 4++
upgraded multirole aircraft
The Le Bourget air show is regarded as an excellent place to bolster
international cooperation in aviation and space exploration. A graphic
example of the cooperation is the Sukhoi SuperJet regional airliner
development programme pursued by a close-knot team of Russian,
French, US and several other foreign companies. Very soon, in only
several months, the first SuperJet is to kick off its flight trials, with its
deliveries to launch customers to follow late next year. The latest news
of the SuperJet programme are covered in this issue.
Other subjects of the issue touch upon the export success of Mil
Mi-26T heavylift helicopter, deliveries of Tupolev Tu-204 airliners to
Cuba and Sukhoi Su-30MKM fighters to Malaysia – the events capable
of a heavy influence on the future of the Russian aircraft industry. While
the Su-30 family’s fighters make up the backbone of Sukhoi’s export
sales now, the comprehensively upgraded Generation 4++ Su-35
fighter could oust them in this capacity in the nearest future. Its first
prototype is gearing up for flight trials that are to begin this summer. A
central article of the issue is dedicated to the Su-35 programme.
As usual Take-Off offers you a brief review of the recent important
events in the Russian and CIS aerospace industries, information about
new deliveries of Russian fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, Russia’s
space exploration news, etc.
I wish the participants and visitors of the 47th air show in Le Bourget
interesting meetings, useful contacts and lucrative deals and, of course,
the pleasure of unforgettable demonstration flights of planes and
helicopters from all over the world in the Paris skies.
Publisher
Director General
Andrey Fomin
Deputy Director General
Nadezhda Kashirina
Marketing Director
George Smirnov
Executive Director
Yury Zheltonogin
Published with support from
Russian Knights foundation
News items for “In Brief” columns are prepared by editorial
staff based on reports of our special correspondents, press
releases of production companies as well as by using information
distributed by ITAR-TASS, ARMS-TASS, Interfax-AVN, RIA Novosti,
RBC news agencies and published at www.aviaport.ru, www.avia.ru,
www.gazeta.ru, www.cosmoworld.ru web sites
Items in the magazine placed on this colour background or supplied
with a note “Commercial” are published on a commercial basis.
Editorial staff does not bear responsibility for the contents of such items.
Sincerely,
The magazine is registered by the Federal Service for supervision of
observation of legislation in the sphere of mass media and protection
of cultural heritage of the Russian Federation. Registration certificate
PI FS77-19017 dated 29 November 2004
Print-run: 5600 copies
© Aeromedia, 2007
Andrey Fomin,
Editor-in-Chief,
Take-Off magazine
P.O. Box 7, Moscow, 125475, Russia
Tel. +7 (495) 644-17-33, 798-81-19
Fax +7 (495) 644-17-33
E-mail: info@take-off.ru
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contents
CIVIL AVIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
First Tu-214 delivered to Transaero
Red Wings for Tu-204
Il-96-400T gets new orders
Aeroflot did opt for Airbus
S7 gets more Western airliners
Russia’s cargo traffic leader expands its fleet
Sky Express extends its operations
June 2007
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Sukhoi SuperJet getting ready for take-off
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and its partners carry on with the preparations for launching
the trials of the SuperJet 100 regional airliner. The Novosibirsk Aircraft Production
Association made the nose and tail sections of the fuselage and shipped them to KnAAPO
for assembly of the SuperJet’s first flying prototype (aircraft No 95001). NAPO is completing
the manufacture of one more section slated to go to Komsomolsk-on-Amur soon, where the
main fuselage sections and the wing are being made and where the airliner is to undergo
final assembly. Rollout of the aircraft No 95001 is scheduled for September this year, with
the flight tests to follow.
Meanwhile, in Zhukovsky, TsAGI is finalising the assembly and static test preparations
of the first SuperJet 100 static airframe (aircraft 95001) built by KnAAPO in cooperation
with NAPO by the beginning of this year and flown to Zhukovsky by a Ruslan An-124
transport on 28 January.
Engine makers are gearing up for the SuperJet-100’s tests too. A unique open test bench – the
only bench like that in Europe – was commissioned at Saturn’s pad in Poluyevo near the city
of Rybinsk. It will be used for conducting the whole range of certification and acceptance tests
of the SaM146 engine under joint development by Russia’s NPO Saturn and Snecma (Safran
group, France), including such complicated tests as side wind simulation, water, hail and ice
ingestion, etc. Soon, the SaM146 is to begin its flight tests on board the Il-76LL flying testbed
being prepared by Gromov LII. The first flight of the testbed fitted with the SaM146 is expected
in July. Vladimir Karnozov covers the newest events in SuperJet programme
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Cuban vector of Russian aircraft industry
The delivery of the first two Ilyushin Il-96-300 long-haul airliners to Cuba in December 2005
and February 2006 was followed by Russian leasing company Ilyushin Finance Co.’s making
a new deal with the Cuban government last year for new Il-96 and Tu-204 family aircraft to
be built by Russian manufacturing plants for the Cubana Aviacion airline. The third Il-96-300
intended for Cuba was shipped to the customer very late last year – on 30 December. Not
long before that, the Aviastar-SP plant in Ulyanovsk had completed the lead Cuban Tupolev
Tu-204 built in the Tu-204CE cargo version. It has conducted its maiden flight on 19 December
2006. Late in May, it completed the full set of certification tests and now is being prepared for
shipping to the customer. Andrey Fomin reviews the recent Russo-Cuban contracts and tells
about peculiarities of the Russian airliners service with Cubana Aviacion
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INDUSTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
UAC’s production plans until 2012 set
Il-112V to fly in two yeas
An-148 gets Type Certificate
Il-76 to be built in Russia
Yak-130 tests go on
NK-93 kicks off flight trials
Ka-52 upgrade
Aleksandr Novikov: “We know what we’ve got to do”
An important event this year has been the testing of the MiG-29K(KUB) shipborne fighter
prototypes developed by the MiG Corp. on ordered from the Indian Navy, as well as the
unveiling of and launch of practical work on the deeply upgraded Generation 4++ MiG-35
fighter. The aircraft are powered by modified RD-33MK engines featuring enhanced power
and reliability. Full-scale production of the RD-33MK engine has been launched by the
Chernyshev Machine-Building Enterprise in Moscow, the only Russian plant producing the
RD-33 family engines to power the MiG-29 fighters in service with more than 30 air forces
worldwide. In the run-up to the 75th anniversary to be celebrated by Chernyshev, Take-Off
met Director General Aleksandr Novikov and asked him to shed light on his company today's
activities
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CONTRACTS AND DELIVERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
The heaviest helicopter for the easiest life
Mi-26T heavylifter finds new customers
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the maiden flight of the largest and most capable
heavylift helicopter in the world – the Mi-26 developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant.
For over a quarter of the century, it has been in production by the Rostvertol plant in Rostov-
on-Don in both military and civil (Mi-26T) versions, remaining unrivalled and in high demand
on the global market owing to its unique characteristics, high reliability and continuous
refinement of its design. Another country, Venezuela, has launched operation of the Mi-26T
recently, and this summer the helicopter’s ‘fan club’ is to gain another member – China – with
the first aircraft of the type to be shipped to the country late in June. Vadim Nekrasov tells
about recent news in Mi-26T’s export career and experience of its employment for fire-fighting
and special transport operations all over the world
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Another record set by Russian arms export
More Su-30MK2s delivered to Venezuela
India steps up Su-30MKI assembly
UUAZ boosts Mi-171 exports
Ka-32 to go to Japan
Jordan debuts as Russian helicopter buyer
MTA: from intentions to intergovernmental agreement
Indian Navy to get two more Il-38SDs
Brahmos boards Il-38
Azerbaijan gets its first MiG-29s
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First Su-30MKM delivered
New Flanker derivative for Malaysia unveiled in Irkutsk
The first two Sukhoi Su-30MKM multirole fighters have been accepted by the customer on
24 May. The acceptance ceremony took place at the airfield of the Irkutsk plant, a member of
the Irkut corporation. The delegation of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) was led by the
service’s chief, General Dato’ Sri Azizan bin Ariffin. Malaysia and Russia signed the contract
for 18 Su-30MKMs worth about $900 million in August 2003. The first two aircraft are to be
delivered in June by an An-124 Ruslan heavylifter, with two more fighters to follow in June
and July. Six more warplanes are to be shipped in October and November. Thus, the customer
will have taken delivery of 12 Su-30MKMs before year-end, with the remaining six to arrive
in Malaysia in 2008. Vladimir Karnozov reports from the first two Su-30MKMs handing-over
ceremony
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MILITARY AVIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Russian and Belarusian Air Forces held combined exercise
Lipetsk Centre receives two Su-25SMs
Two more Mi-28N production helicopters built
Ukrainian MiG-29 upgrade kicks off
Preparations for MiG-31 fleet upgrade under way
Attack aircraft land on motorway
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Su-35: a step away from the fifth generation
The Sukhoi company pins its near future at the global fighter market on the advent of the Su-35
super-manoeuvrable multirole fighter – a heavily upgraded Flanker-family member intended
to fill the gap between various today’s versions of the Su-30MK fighter and a fifth-generation
aircraft whose deliveries might kick off in the later 2010s. “The Su-35 is a Generation 4++
aircraft embodying numerous Gen. 5 technologies. They ensure the Su-35’s superiority over all
other Gen. 4 fighters under development throughout the world. During 2009–2015, the cutting-
edge technologies will make the Su-35 superior to all future multifunction fighters on the
global market”, Sukhoi officials say. The plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur is now building three
Su-35 prototypes the first of which is due to kick off its flight trials as early as this summer.
What kind of aircraft is the latest fighter and how does it differ from the Su-27 and Su-30 that
are all the rage nowadays? Andrey Fomin tries to answer these questions
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COSMONAUTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Khrunichev Centre grows into holding company
Dnepr launches resume
Soyuz-Kourou launch site construction begins
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