A specialized airliner based on the Tu-324 project may appear in Russia

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It seems that another domestic airliner may join the Il-76, MS-21, Tu-214 and Superjet aircraft. Just last week it became known that Russia plans to revive the regional Tu-324 project. At the same time, according to some reports, Gazprom will finance it, and the new airliner will be produced under the Aurus brand.

In general, production of the Tu-324 should have started in the early 2000s, when the “old” Yak-40, which had exhausted its service life, would need replacement. Despite the difficult times, we even managed to allocate funds for the project and begin development.



As a result, the Tu-324 became the first domestic aircraft, the design of which took place in a digital environment. At the same time, despite the fact that as many as three modifications were designed - for 72, 52 and 19 passengers, the liner was never launched.

Later, the project was returned to more than once, but, probably, its time has come right now.

It is worth noting that the development will be carried out by the Gazprom company, which has already begun forming a design bureau. At the first stages, the Tu-324 project is planned to be used as a basis for creating the first specialized business jet in our country. It will be produced under the Aurus brand.

In this case, it is important that the above-mentioned company announced the addition of S-class and E-class sedans to its line of cars, and later an SUV. The latter should become much more accessible, and not only departments, but also private buyers will be able to purchase them.

It is likely that Aurus will use a similar principle in the case of the Tu-324, first releasing a premium specialized aircraft, and then, if the aircraft becomes in demand, it will launch mass production of its more affordable versions.

Regarding the power plant, it is reported that the revived aircraft will use the promising SM-100 engine. By the way, it was also not created from scratch, but is a continuation of the AI-222-25 project, which was produced by Ukrainian and Russian enterprises. It was precisely this that was planned to be installed on the Tu-324 at one time.

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  1. prior
    prior
    +5
    20 February 2024 08: 53
    What problems did the Aurus car help solve in Russia?!
    Now the oligarchs wanted to have an air version of their personal car. Western ones are banned.
    That's why the plane was named Aurus. Perhaps the Kremlin will throw money into production if Gazprom doesn’t have enough.
    This is not getting up from your knees, but exactly the opposite.
    1. Alexey Lan
      Alexey Lan
      0
      20 February 2024 19: 19
      It's always been like this. Big bosses always drove prestigious cars. For example, Comrade Lenin drove an English Rolls-Royce.
  2. unc-2
    unc-2
    +1
    20 February 2024 13: 22
    We often complain about sanctions. In China, too, there are a lot of different products made abroad. When buying something, the Chinese copy it in their factories. Thus, they no longer need these components. They produce them themselves. Relying on the West, we stopped the production of bearings, machine tools, and airplanes. Even if we restore this production, we will need time to restore the production speed. Boeing produces 60 aircraft per month. This is the level we should strive for.
  3. Gadley
    Gadley
    +2
    27 February 2024 02: 28
    another long-liver has been added to the Il-76, MS-21, Tu-214 and Superjet aircraft, which we cannot produce, but we shout at every corner that we are a great aviation power. instead of focusing on the MS-21 and Superjet and bringing them to working condition. Otherwise, we are moving more and more to the right (deadlines are shifting according to release), it’s time to send our “managers” to us in Kolyma to build roads with a pickaxe in their teeth, otherwise there are no planes, so at least roads will appear.