Russian Sukhoi Superjets' Production
My sixth visit to Komsomolsk-na-Amure city and an aviation plant KNAAZ happened five years after my last visit here. Some years before the plant just begun to produce Superjets, I came here every six months as a TASS agency photo correspondent.
We had just one day for the tour and pictures TSOS KnAF GSS (the workshop of assembly of civil airplanes Sukhoi Superjet), and it was not enough. For that reason I have added additional pictures to my review.
Video: Sukhoi Superjet 100 Farnborough Airshow (2010)
1. For the moment there are nine jets in the workshop. You can see six, other three are hiding over the wall.
2. For comparison this is the workshop in 2006. A poster that says "RRJ will become alive here" is on the wall. RRJ, or Russian Regional Jet, is the first name of Sukhoi Superjet. Rebranding took place at the Farnborough International Airshow in 2006.
3. A part of the aiplane's fuselage.
4. The first assembled airplane had the number 95002. The first machine N 95001 is for flights, the second one, 95002, is for ground tests. The airplane N95002 was assembled first for all tests and red tapes. On the January 28 2007 the airplane was transported in the airplane Ruslan to TSAGI for tests, which took a few years.
5. In July 2007 the jet 95001 was demonstrated to journalists for the third time. After this the airplane gets its wings, and vortex generators, in September of 2007 it is ready for the final presentation.
6. The fourth tour to Komsomolsk-na-Amure, the demonstration of the Superjet is on the 26 of September 2007.
7. On the first day the airplane demonstrated taxiing. On the second day we saw its chassis tests. Finally, on the last day, May 19, 2008, Superjet number 95001 got off the ground!
8. The airplane number 95036 is assembled for a Mexican company Interjet, which has placed an order for 20 machines.
9. The final part of assembly in the workshop.
10. Fuselage is manufactured in Komsomolsk, the cabin and tail – in Novosibirsk, the engine in Rybinsk.
11. At the section number one there is an airplane number 95029 for the Airflot company.
12. Installation of cables and avionics.
13. Installation of cable in the cabin. This delicate work is for women.
14. Check of cords with specific devices. There are areas, where it is impossible to install sealed cords. In this case some cords are sealed at the board of an airplane. At the picture: cords checking after its sealing. After that all systems are energized and tested.
15. The red light is on. Everything is ok!
16. The length of all cords in the airplane is 10 kilometers (6.2 miles)!
17. Airplane's serial number changes when machines are passed to customers.
18. Installation of an air stairs light.
19. Installation of slats' components.
20. The process of sealing the vertical tale unit.
21. Assembly of the conditioning system.
22. Joining of the wing and the fuselage.
23. Installation of profile for mounting a fairing wing-fuselage.
24. The owner of this tattoo installs the mounting.
25. Roman assembles landing gears and likes to lift weights.
26. Installation of the fuel pump.
27. Those two airplane hearts are waiting to be installed.
28. After engines are installed, the airplane is energized.
29. Checking of chassis, washing of hydro systems.
30. Installation of the weather radar.
31. The process of rating of works amount.
32. Control over works.
33. The airplane number 95027 will be handed to an Indonesian company SKY AVIATION.
34. In the end of 2012 KNAAZ made two airplanes a month. It was planned to produce 10 machines by the end of 2013.
35. The plant assembles planes for Aeroflot.
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37. The first long-distance jet SSJ100-95LR was tested in 2012. Its range is 4 587 kilometers (2844.6 miles).
38. The first machine was tested for three or four months.
39. Aviastar-SP set the 95025's interior and colored it.
40. The airplane is ready to leave its hangar!
41. In a couple of hours the plane will take off for the first time!
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43. A view from the roof.
44. The morning shade in not as elegant as the plane.
45. Flight preparation: fill-up, a ground power unit connection.
46. Ready to take off!
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49. Super Jet's liveries.
