SSJ100 successfully performed high north latitude trials

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft successfully went through additional certification trials on expanding operational conditions in the high north latitude area. Trials involved SSJ100 flight prototype MSN95005 and took place in the airport Tiksi, Yakutiya, Russia, from 12 to 19 April 2012. The airport is located at the 71.7 degree of the north latitude. According to the test program the aircraft performed 11 flights including a nonstop flight from Zhukovsky, Moscow Region to Tiksi (4,380 km), eight flights from Tiksi and a final flight on the route Tiksi – Krasnoyarsk – Zhukovsky. The flight tests proved the proper functioning of the aircraft avionics, most notably the inertial reference system and the satellite navigation systems GPS and Glonass, in flights in high north latitude area (up to 78 degree). The report on the additional high north latitude trials is being prepared. It will be submitted to the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC AR) to get Supplement to the SSJ100 Type Certificate.