Russia will create a supersonic airliner with the United Arab Emirates
On October 13, 2019 the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov said that he sees significant prospects for cooperation with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the field of transport engineering. He made such a statement at a meeting of the intergovernmental commission of the two countries.
After that, the head of the department stressed that Russia is interested in cooperation with the UAE, including in the issue of creating a supersonic passenger aircraft. He suggested that the UAE may even act as a customer for such an aircraft.
Manturov explained.
The minister believes that such a supersonic airliner could appear as early as 2027. At the same time, the aircraft itself should be compact and accommodate only 16-19 people (without specifying whether these figures are with or without a crew). At the same time, the airliner must reach speeds of up to 2-3 thousand km / h.
The minister noted that this is possible if a demonstrator of such an aircraft appears in 2023 (the development of the terms of reference for the demonstrator is scheduled for 2020-2022). In addition, the development of such a joint project as a whole meets the goals of the national project "International Cooperation and Export", calculated until 2024.
As for investments, according to Manturov, the UAE can help Russia in this matter. After all, the market for such aircraft has potential, although the development of such aircraft is more expensive than conventional ones. But in order to receive investments, Russia needs to develop competencies to create a jet in the UAE.
After that, the head of the department stressed that Russia is interested in cooperation with the UAE, including in the issue of creating a supersonic passenger aircraft. He suggested that the UAE may even act as a customer for such an aircraft.
This will not be a global competence that tomorrow will allow to produce everything on a turnkey basis, develop and move on
Manturov explained.
The minister believes that such a supersonic airliner could appear as early as 2027. At the same time, the aircraft itself should be compact and accommodate only 16-19 people (without specifying whether these figures are with or without a crew). At the same time, the airliner must reach speeds of up to 2-3 thousand km / h.
The minister noted that this is possible if a demonstrator of such an aircraft appears in 2023 (the development of the terms of reference for the demonstrator is scheduled for 2020-2022). In addition, the development of such a joint project as a whole meets the goals of the national project "International Cooperation and Export", calculated until 2024.
As for investments, according to Manturov, the UAE can help Russia in this matter. After all, the market for such aircraft has potential, although the development of such aircraft is more expensive than conventional ones. But in order to receive investments, Russia needs to develop competencies to create a jet in the UAE.
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