Steeper than the Airbus: what do the Russians who flew the Superjet say?
The Russian narrow-body airliner SSJ-100, also known as the Sukhoi Superjet, celebrated its anniversary this year - 10 years of its first flight. This event was important not only for the Sukhoi aircraft manufacturing concern, but for the whole of Russia. After all, this is the first domestic passenger aircraft developed in our country after the collapse of the USSR.
When it comes to smartphones and other gadgets, for 3-5 years from the date of release, they are already morally obsolete, others come in their place, with improved features and an expanded set of functions. The situation with civil aviation is quite different. The passenger liner, developed ten years ago, is still among the latest developments.
Contrary to popular belief, the “first pancake” of the domestic civilian aircraft industry did not come out lumpy at all. Russian pilots, who happened to fly the SSJ-100, highly appreciate its flying qualities. Their point of view is very important, but the aircraft was developed not for pilots, but for passengers. Here I propose to consider their opinions in more detail.
You can find reviews on any product on the Internet, and the SSJ-100 is no exception. For several years now, Superjet has been actively using Russian airlines on domestic and international routes.
Passengers of these flights tell about their impressions. As often happens, there is no consensus. Some showered new liner with compliments, others - with curses. But they all talk about their flight as something exotic. And this is in such a vast country, where you can not do without air travel.
Today it is more common for a Russian air passenger to fly a foreign Boeing or Airbus than a domestic plane. For them, flying a modern Russian airliner is akin to tasting frog legs, the same curiosity.
Many people compare the Boeing or Airbus with the Superjet, but this comparison is absolutely incorrect, because the Russian plane is smaller, it belongs to a different class. It is fairer to compare its characteristics with the Brazilian Embraer or the Canadian Bombardier.
But passengers share their impressions not about technical parameters, but about their emotions and feelings during the flight.
And if you try to put everything together, then the following picture is added. The plane is new, that is, the cabin is beautiful, comfortable and not shabby. Even the "overall" passenger will be comfortable sitting, because the distance between the rows is quite large, and the shape of the seats is comfortable. The layout of the 2 + 3 seats is great if you are flying together, as the third one will not attach to you.
Usually a bus drives to the place of departure, often it takes a long time to go. This is because the aircraft does not need a lot of space for acceleration during take-off, because it is small.
Takeoff and landing are very comfortable. Passengers may not even notice the moment when the plane took off from the runway and gained altitude. True, the chassis retracts with a tangible push. Engine noise is more noticeable than in Boeings, but this is not critical.
Portholes are not very large and are located low, which makes the review not too convenient. But this factor also does not play a decisive role. It is better when the engine is noisy than when it fails.
Many of those who are afraid to fly, note that in the "Superjet" is not so scary, and when taking off it doesn’t block its ears.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that the SSJ-100 is a new aircraft. One of the passengers said that after him on the “killed” Boeings, it’s scary to fly.
The older people who caught the Soviet planes compare the new Russian airliner not only with “foreigners”, but also with Soviet models, as was done, for example, by one woman flying from Kazan to Moscow:
I think it’s right that the revival of civil aircraft construction has begun in Russia. It can hardly be called a normal situation when one of the countries where world aviation originated uses mainly foreign-made passenger aircraft on its airlines. And it’s scary to realize that we are used to it, we consider it normal and natural.
It is necessary to get rid of such habits by creating new planes and other high-tech products, not only not inferior to foreign analogues, but even superior to them.
When it comes to smartphones and other gadgets, for 3-5 years from the date of release, they are already morally obsolete, others come in their place, with improved features and an expanded set of functions. The situation with civil aviation is quite different. The passenger liner, developed ten years ago, is still among the latest developments.
Contrary to popular belief, the “first pancake” of the domestic civilian aircraft industry did not come out lumpy at all. Russian pilots, who happened to fly the SSJ-100, highly appreciate its flying qualities. Their point of view is very important, but the aircraft was developed not for pilots, but for passengers. Here I propose to consider their opinions in more detail.
You can find reviews on any product on the Internet, and the SSJ-100 is no exception. For several years now, Superjet has been actively using Russian airlines on domestic and international routes.
Passengers of these flights tell about their impressions. As often happens, there is no consensus. Some showered new liner with compliments, others - with curses. But they all talk about their flight as something exotic. And this is in such a vast country, where you can not do without air travel.
Today it is more common for a Russian air passenger to fly a foreign Boeing or Airbus than a domestic plane. For them, flying a modern Russian airliner is akin to tasting frog legs, the same curiosity.
Many people compare the Boeing or Airbus with the Superjet, but this comparison is absolutely incorrect, because the Russian plane is smaller, it belongs to a different class. It is fairer to compare its characteristics with the Brazilian Embraer or the Canadian Bombardier.
But passengers share their impressions not about technical parameters, but about their emotions and feelings during the flight.
And if you try to put everything together, then the following picture is added. The plane is new, that is, the cabin is beautiful, comfortable and not shabby. Even the "overall" passenger will be comfortable sitting, because the distance between the rows is quite large, and the shape of the seats is comfortable. The layout of the 2 + 3 seats is great if you are flying together, as the third one will not attach to you.
Usually a bus drives to the place of departure, often it takes a long time to go. This is because the aircraft does not need a lot of space for acceleration during take-off, because it is small.
Takeoff and landing are very comfortable. Passengers may not even notice the moment when the plane took off from the runway and gained altitude. True, the chassis retracts with a tangible push. Engine noise is more noticeable than in Boeings, but this is not critical.
Portholes are not very large and are located low, which makes the review not too convenient. But this factor also does not play a decisive role. It is better when the engine is noisy than when it fails.
Many of those who are afraid to fly, note that in the "Superjet" is not so scary, and when taking off it doesn’t block its ears.
It is worth paying attention to the fact that the SSJ-100 is a new aircraft. One of the passengers said that after him on the “killed” Boeings, it’s scary to fly.
The older people who caught the Soviet planes compare the new Russian airliner not only with “foreigners”, but also with Soviet models, as was done, for example, by one woman flying from Kazan to Moscow:
I don't fly much in my life. In Soviet times, flew more often. And these were our wonderful Soviet Tu and Yaki aircraft. Then she flew a bit on the Airbus and the Boeing.
And so, I happened to fly on the “Dry Superjet”. The flight was only 1,5 hours, Kazan-Moscow. But! It was precisely those sensations of flight on Soviet aircraft - everything went smoothly, very smoothly - takeoff, landing, turns, the flight itself. I didn’t even understand anything.
I just sat in the chair, it took 1,5 hours, and I'm in Moscow. Amazing feeling that ... I did not feel the flight.
These are just my personal feelings.
I can’t evaluate planes, I just shared my surprises that in comparison with the same Boeings and Airbuses, everything was much more comfortable.
And so, I happened to fly on the “Dry Superjet”. The flight was only 1,5 hours, Kazan-Moscow. But! It was precisely those sensations of flight on Soviet aircraft - everything went smoothly, very smoothly - takeoff, landing, turns, the flight itself. I didn’t even understand anything.
I just sat in the chair, it took 1,5 hours, and I'm in Moscow. Amazing feeling that ... I did not feel the flight.
These are just my personal feelings.
I can’t evaluate planes, I just shared my surprises that in comparison with the same Boeings and Airbuses, everything was much more comfortable.
I think it’s right that the revival of civil aircraft construction has begun in Russia. It can hardly be called a normal situation when one of the countries where world aviation originated uses mainly foreign-made passenger aircraft on its airlines. And it’s scary to realize that we are used to it, we consider it normal and natural.
It is necessary to get rid of such habits by creating new planes and other high-tech products, not only not inferior to foreign analogues, but even superior to them.
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