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Sukhoi Superjet 100 makes debut flight at Le Bourget

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Russia's new Superjet 100 passenger airliner made its first demonstration flight at Le Bourget 2009 air show in France
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Russia's new Superjet 100 passenger airliner made its first demonstration flight at Le Bourget 2009 air show in France.

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Russia's new Superjet 100 passenger airliner made its first demonstration flight at Le Bourget 2009 air show in France.

© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabank

The flight, which was conducted in showers and low cloud, only lasted for a few minutes, but the Superjet 100 will be making daily flights./p>

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The flight, which was conducted in showers and low cloud, only lasted for a few minutes, but the Superjet 100 will be making daily flights./p>

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The 48th International Paris Air Show, which ends on Saturday, is the first chance for most aviation enthusiasts to get a look at the new plane.

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The 48th International Paris Air Show, which ends on Saturday, is the first chance for most aviation enthusiasts to get a look at the new plane.

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The first Superjet 100 aircraft has already made several long-distance and 40 short-distance test flights, clocking over 100 flight hours. A total of four planes will take part in the Russian certification program, which should be completed in the third quarter of 2009.

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The first Superjet 100 aircraft has already made several long-distance and 40 short-distance test flights, clocking over 100 flight hours. A total of four planes will take part in the Russian certification program, which should be completed in the third quarter of 2009.

© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabank

The Superjet 100 project is a family of medium-haul passenger aircraft developed by Russia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft company in cooperation with U.S. and European aviation corporations, including Boeing, Snecma, Thales, Messier Dowty, Liebherr Aerospace and Honeywell.

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The Superjet 100 project is a family of medium-haul passenger aircraft developed by Russia's Sukhoi Civil Aircraft company in cooperation with U.S. and European aviation corporations, including Boeing, Snecma, Thales, Messier Dowty, Liebherr Aerospace and Honeywell.

© RIA Novosti . Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabank

International certification is expected by mid-2010. Sukhoi, part of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), plans to manufacture at least 700 Superjet 100s, and intends to sell 35% of them to North America, 25% to Europe, 10% to Latin America, and 7% to Russia and China.

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International certification is expected by mid-2010. Sukhoi, part of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), plans to manufacture at least 700 Superjet 100s, and intends to sell 35% of them to North America, 25% to Europe, 10% to Latin America, and 7% to Russia and China.

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