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Undercarriage problems for some SSJ-100 aircraft

Moscow, Russia - A similar defect was repaired last December

United Aircraft Corporation, a Russian state-run agency which supervises technology, research and sales of the national aerospace industry, has confirmed some problems with one of the new charter jet Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) 100. One of these aircraft, flying from Moscow to Astrakhan with 65 passengers on-board, has been forced to return home due to some problems with the undercarriage. Since this...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1138764
Rome, Italy, 03/20/2012 16:11
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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