Russia's so-called Superjet
 

I admit, by looks i like the design, it is compact and looks even elegant. The Russians know a thing or two on how to construct good military planes. Maybe they are back in civil business as well.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7014049.stm

Pic No. 8 shows a brief impression of the cockpit, with at least 5 huge MFDs, it seems, and though it is dark, the MCP also looks clean and tiody. Doesn't really look shabby!

http://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/articl...l?nr=7&pbpnr=0

Would like to see a complete and big-sized shot of the cockpit.

Thats cool. I didn't know Boeing was working with Sukhoi either. Russia right now needs to do other things since all its money comes from its natural resources. That is why they are being so aggressive at the N Pole. Diversify already!

-S

They might just carve themselves a niche in the market if it proves to be reliable allied to their cheaper labour overheads :hmm:

Its all great having MFD's for everything...until you loose power! Then you will be begging for good ol' analog instruments!

I bet they have analog backups for the primary instruments, like Boeing and Airbus have. Loss of power would cause many more problems, though.

When was the last time a modrn airliner had such a malfunction, btw (total loss of power)? I'm just curious.

Read the NTSB records - I'm sure you'll find some power loss scenarios. By the way, an EPU should take care of most power loss situations.

-S

EPU = RAM air turbine?

Nope.....Extremely Petrified and Upset :lol:

EPU is the emergency power unit. Has its own independent fuel source and typically runs long enough to put an aircraft on the ground in a power loss situation.

-S

EPU = APU?

Never heared of this EPU, I only know APU (mostly used for power supply on ground and starting the engines, if no external power is available, is being fueled by a normal tank even if the fuel pump are non-active, and the valves are closed) and RAM air turbines (being meant to be deployed into the airstream to generate power by a propeller, usually cannot be restored in-flight, only on the ground).

An EPU is present on most jets I think, but not sure the actual availability. The APU is not the same since it is dependent on internal fuel of the aircraft itself, not an isolated system.

Maybe I should research this.

-S