Chief Operating Officer of European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Patrick Goudou, has presented the type certificate for Sukhoi Superjet 100 (RRJ-95B) aircraft to Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCA) during a ceremony, which has taken place in the headquarters of Interstate Aviation Committee in Moscow, press-service of SCA reports. The representatives of Russian government, Russian and European aviation authorities and Russian aircraft industry have taken part in the ceremony. AEX.ru
European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued A-176 type certificate for Sukhoi Superjet 100 (RRJ-95B) on February 3rd 2012. The certificate confirms that Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCA) has demonstrated the conformity of SSJ100 to the active EASA requirements on airworthiness and environmental impact. EASA certificate allows European airlines and other countries, which use EASA guidelines as a standard, to acquire and operate SSJ100 (RRJ-95B) aircraft. This is the key milestone in terms of supporting the reputation of Sukhoi Superjet 100, which is the first Russian passenger liner, certified in accordance with CS-25 EASA aviation regulations.
The acquisition of EASA certificate by validating the Aviation Registry of Interstate Aviation Committee (AR IAC) certificate was the result of completion of a massive certification program, carried out by EASA, AR IAC and SCA in cooperation with certification centers, Alenia Aermacchi (ex-Alenia Aeronautica) and major suppliers of equipment and aircraft systems.
The validation process has been started after the submission of request for AR IAC certification in 2004 and has been carried out in parallel with AR IAC certification with four different phases: Review, Harmonization of certification programs, Conformity assessment and elaboration of the final report. European aviation experts have studied the aircraft, analyzed its performance and then received the approval of the jet’s operational capabilities and safety. The validation process has approved the conformity of SSJ100 to the strict European aviation regulations and as a result the EASA certificate has been issued.
The European validation program included some special ground and flight tests. In particular, EASA pilots have performed sessions on “Electronic Bird” integrated rig and taken part in 45 certification flights with a total duration of about 70 hours in order to be convinced in safety and appropriate behavior of the jet in any situation. The ground tests included loading the pressure cabin with limiting pressure, assessment of functionality of cockpit desks after a bird striking the area above canopy, imitation of part of the tire hitting the tank cap and confirming the fire-resistance of composite flaps. 84 CRI paragraphs and 60 CAI ones have been analyzed, justified and harmonized in the network of 10 work teams. More than 500 questions received from the aviation authorities have been solved in time and in the proper way.
«We have done a great joint work and we sincerely thank our colleagues from EASA and AR IAC for their support. The European certification is one of the key milestones in the network of world acknowledgement of our aircraft, which will open new prospects for Sukhoi Superjet 100 at the global market. Owing to the vast experience and self-sacrificing work of multi-cultural group of SCA’s specialists, the EASA certificate has been acquired in a year’s time after the completion of AR IAC certification», – Vladimir Prisyazhnuk, president of SCA, said.