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ory: world airliners Production Production is being undertaken at the KnAAPO plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in eastern Siberia. An Indian assembly line has also been proposed. TANEJA AEROSPACE AND AVIATION 1010,10th floor, Prestige Meridian -1, 29 MG Road, Bangalore - 560 001 Tel: +91 (080) 555 0609 Fax: +91 (080) 555 0955 www.tanejaaerospace.com P68/AP-68TP-600 Taneja licence-produced the Partenavia-designed P68 at its Hosur, India, plant from 1995 to 1998. The first five aircraft were built from Italian kits, with Taneja rolling out its first indigenously produced example in 1998. VulcanAir (see entry) purchased the P68 line from Partenavia in 1998, and cancelled the agreements with Taneja. 17 Akademika Tupoleva, 111250, Moscow, Russia Tel: +7 (095) 267 25 33; +7 (095) 261 7141 Tu-324/414 The 52-seat Tu-324 and its larger stablemate the 75-seat Tu-414 suffered a setback in March when the rival RRJ (see entry) was selected as the pre ferred new Russian regional jet by Rosaviakosmos. The Tu-324 will be powered by two rear-mounted GE CF34-3B1 or Progress AI-22 turbofans. An 8-10 seat corporate version has also been mooted. The T-tail, low-wing twinjet Tu-324 is due to be certificated in 2005, according to Tupolev, but the design bureau has shifted focus to VIP versions of the Tu-414. In February, the R-R BR710^8 was selected to power any Tu-414s, confirming a 1995 initial agree ment, but Tupolev says that Progress D-436T1 turbofans could also be used if customer specified. Tupolev says it would cost $300-400 million to develop the Tu-414, and that aircraft could be deliv ered in four years' time. Production The Tu-324 assembly line is located at the Kazan Aircraft Production Plant (KAPO) plant in Kazan, Tatarstan, although in November last year KAPO admitted that the project was essentially shelved. Tu-334/354 The prototype Tu-334-100 102-seat regional jet first flew in 1999. The programme to produce the twin- engined T-tail Progress D-436T-powered aircraft then floundered, but a revival of activity in the past two years should see first deliveries to Atlant Soyuz Airlines in 2005. A R-R BR715-powered Westernised Tu-334-120 and a stretched 120-seat Tu-354 have also been proposed, but development is uncertain until the Tu-334-100 enters service. The prototype has completed about 200 flights and the first production example was rolled out at the Aviant plant in Kiev, Ukraine, in August. Russian certification is set for year-end. In August, RSK MiG and Tupolev formed a con sortium with five airlines called the National Project 334 group to boost sales prospects. The group is to lobby the government to provide tax breaks to favour the aircraft. RSK MiG set up a new workshop at its LAPIK facility near Moscow for Tu-334 assembly, as Kiev, Ukraine-based Aviant ditched its production line cit ing cost concerns. RSK MiG says a production run of 100 aircraft is required to meet the target unit price. Aviant delivered a Tu-334-100 to RSK MiG for flight test in August, but the factory will now deliver wings only. Aerofraht and Atlant Soyuz Airlines have each ordered five Tu-334-100s at a unit price of $12.9 mil lion. Aeroflot, KrasAir, Pulkovo and Sibir have also expressed interest in the type, and RSK MiG says a launch order for 40 aircraft from various customers is being finalised. It is hoped the Tu-334 will be seen as a competitor to the Airbus A318 and Boeing 717, par ticularly for Russian and CIS carriers looking to replace Tupolev Tu-134s and Yakovlev Yak-42s. SHAANXIAIRCRAFT/SHORTS/SOLOY/SUKHOI Length(m) Wingspan (m) Height (m) Wing area (m!) Cabin width (m) Max take-off weight (kg) Max landing weight (kg) Shaanxi Y-8 34.02 38 11.16 121.86 3.5 61,000 58,000 Operating empty weight (kg) 34,500 Max zero fuel weight (kg) Max payload (kg) 55,278 20,000 Powerplant) 4 x 4,255hp SAEC WJ6 Standard fuel capacity (litres) 28,640 Normal operating speed (kt) 297 Max cruise speed (kt) Max operating altitude (ft) Take-off field length (m) Landing field length (m) Accommodation (typical) 357 34,120 1,230 1,050 - Design range with pax/payload Shorts 330-200 17.69 22.76 4.95 42.1 1.93 10,385 10,250 6,680 - 2,655 2x1,190hp PT6A-45R 2,546 - 190 10,000 1,160 1,100 30 875km/2,655kg Shorts 360-300 21.58 22.8 7.27 42.18 1.93 12,292 12,020 7,870 - 3,185 2x1,420hp PT6A-67R 2,182 195 215 10,000 1,305 1,220 39 1,178km/31 Soloy Pathfinder 21 15 16 4.7 26 1.6 5,675 5,500 3,400 - - 1 x1,330hp Soloy Dual Pac 175 224 25,000 700 900 9 - Sukhoi S-80 16.86 23.16 5.58 44 2.15 12,500 12,500 8,350 - 3,500 2 x 1,750hp GECT7-9B 3,000 216 289 29,525 555 280 26 1,800km/30 The total market in Russia and Ukraine is esti mated at 150-215 aircraft over 15 years, while the international market is estimated at 800 units. Production Aviant built the first two Tu-334-100s in Kiev, but in future will supply only the wings. RSK MiG is to pro duce the type at its LAPIK facility near Moscow from next year, at a rate of two per month. Ordered: 24 Delivered: 0 Vulcanair, via G.Pascoli 7,80026 Casoria, Italy Tel: +39 (081) 5918237 Fax +39 (081) 5918172 www.vulcanair.com Samanta acquired the SF600A Canguro pro gramme from Siai Marchetti in 1997. Renamed Vulcanair in 1998, the company acquired Partenavia of Milan in 2000. All aircraft are now produced at VulcanAir's Casoria base. Licensing agreements established by Partenavia, notably with India's Taneja Aerospace and Aviation, are defunct. P68 Viator The twin-piston P68 Viator, which first flew in 1985, was originally produced by Partenavia and based on the P68 Victor, which flew in 1970. The aircraft was developed into the P68C and P68 Observer 2. VulcanAir acquired the line in 1998 and launched new versions fitted with a new interior and with Honeywell Bendix/King avionics. The P68TC is a turbocharged version. To increase sales in Africa, Asia, Europe and Russia, VulcanAir is offering a diesel-powered vari ant. The 230hp SMA SR305-230 diesel engine can run on Jet A fuel and is less expensive. Certification and first deliveries are planned for the first quarter of 2004. VulcanAir has about 20 orders for the P68, and says it is manufacturing 25 a year. The P68 is manufactured in Naples, Italy. SF600A Canguro Acquired from Finmeccanica in 1997, the twin R-R 250-B17C turboprop-powered SF600A Canguro first flew in 1978. The nine- to 11 -seater is a deriva tive of the piston-engined SF600. Production is suspended until more customers emerge. VF600VWVA300 The Walter M601F-11 -powered VF600W Mission is a single-engined version of the Canguro. Its first flight was in December 2002, and the Italian com pany has begun to take orders for the type. The 10-seater is marketed as an alternative to the Cessna Caravan, priced at under $1 million. Certification is planned for early 2004, with first deliveries in 2005. A 14-seat version is being offered in the USA and a P&WC PT6-engined ver sion will also be offered. Floats can be fitted for amphibious use. It can carry 1,362kg over 740km, with a maximum range of 2,035km and a cruise speed of 180kt. The eight-seat VulcanAir VA300 utility aircraft is powered by two Zoche Aero ZO 02A diesel engines and is 200mm wider and 1 m shorter than the P68. www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 28 OCTOBER - 3 NOVEMBER 2003 57
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