Tupolev reveals information about the price of the developing supersonic passenger aircraft
Pre-project work on a potential supersonic passenger aircraft is now at an advanced stage, and a preliminary view of the aircraft's price and characteristics is already available, said Deputy General Director of the Tupolev Design Company Valery Solozobov.
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The Tupolev Design Bureau has completed pre-design work on the supersonic passenger aircraft. This work is being carried out in cooperation with the leading research organizations of the country: the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation Materials, the Central Research Institute of Aviation Engines, the Central Research Institute of Aerohydrodynamics, "Aircraft Engines", - said Mr. Solozobov.
The next stage will be to cooperate with leading Russian research institutes to study methods of reducing sound impact, conduct corresponding experiments, as well as build an experimental demonstrator aircraft to conduct preliminary flight tests.
"Based on the test results, we will make a decision on the final technical form of the aircraft," he added.
