Sukhoi Superjet 100
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co.
Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee has granted CAT IIIa ICAO certification to the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) to execute automatic landings. The supplemental type certificate allows the SSJ100 to land under tough weather conditions with low visibility below 175 meters, including landing with up to 10 meters per second flank wind.
According to the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Co., the SSJ100 successfully performed a wide range of landing tests—using all combinations of operating weights and centers of gravity, with simulation of crucial engine failure at different segments of descent path and at stiff wind.
The test program took place from November 2011 through December 2013. Testing exceeded 250 hours and involved three test aircraft, which performed 425 automatic approaches.
According to a company statement, in July 2013 a test SSJ100 touched the runway with its landing gear retracted during a test flight at Iceland’s Reykjavik Keflavik Airport. There were five people on board—three crew members and two certification center experts. One of the experts injured a leg during the evacuation.
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