Sukhoi KR-860

Sukhoi KR-860
Role Double decker airliner
National origin Russia
Manufacturer Sukhoi
Status proposal only
Number built none

The Sukhoi KR-860 (Kryl'ya Rossii or Wings of Russia),[1] earlier named the SKD-717, was a proposed double decker wide-body superjumbo jet aircraft by Russian aerospace company Sukhoi.[2]

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Development

The project had a design maximum weight of about 650 tonnes, a payload of about 300 tonnes, and was intended to be capable of carrying 860 to 1000 passengers.[3] For comparison the Antonov An-225 has a maximum weight of 600 tonnes and a payload is 250 tonnes. A 1/24 scale model was shown[4] at the 1999 Paris Air Show.[5] If built the aircraft would have been the world's largest airliner.[6]

The concept for the aircraft began in the 1990s with a forecast program cost of US$10 billion (early published figures were US$4-5.5B) and called for the first aircraft to be built before 2000. With an estimated price per unit of about US$160-200 million (an earlier published estimate was US$150M) the market was forecast for a total of 300 aircraft, with production planned for the Kazan Aircraft Production Association facility. Initially designed for the carriage of passengers, later a KR-860T (T stands for Tanker) version was proposed for use as an aerial LNG tanker for far-north regions. Taking advantage of the presence of LNG on the aircraft, the design proposed using LNG to fuel the turbines, rather than conventional Jet fuel, like on the Tupolev Tu-206.[7]

The project never proceeded beyond the stage of marketing models and no KR-860s were built.

Specifications (KR-860)

Data from rusarmy.com[8]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

References

  1. ^ Litovkin, Dmitry (28 October 2009). "Interview with Mikhail Simonov - the inventor of the Sukhoi jet fighters". Russia Now (Rossiyskaya Gazeta). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/russianow/6453948/Russia-Now-Interview-with-Mikhail-Simonov---the-inventor-of-the-Sukhoi-jet-fighters.html. Retrieved 27 November 2009. 
  2. ^ Kingsley-Jones, Max (22 December 1999). "Giant dreams". Flight International. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1999/12/22/59888/giant-dreams.html. Retrieved 27 November 2009. 
  3. ^ Hepher, Tim; Dmitry Solovyov (10 June 2009). "Russian Superjet lands in Paris for world premiere". Reuters. http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/06/10/afx6528465.html. Retrieved 27 November 2009. 
  4. ^ "Sukhoi displays 900-seater concept". Flight International. 23 June 1999. http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/1999/06/23/53257/sukhoi-displays-900-seater-concept.html. Retrieved 27 November 2009. 
  5. ^ Jackson, Paul, ed (2001). Jane's all the world's aircraft. Jane's Information Group. p. 450. ISBN 9780710623072. 
  6. ^ Reeves, Phil (17 April 1998). "Russia plans to build world's largest passenger airliner". The Independent. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4913001.html. Retrieved 27 November 2009. 
  7. ^ "PSC "Tupolev" – Cryogenic aircraft". Tupolev.ru. http://www.tupolev.ru/English/Show.asp?SectionID=82&Page=2. Retrieved 2010-11-13. 
  8. ^ КР-860 "Крылья России" (Russian). rusarmy.com. english translation

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