The crash of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) on Wednesday came as something of a shock to those in the flying profession and the airline industry. The plane, which left Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, was doing a demonstration flight when it tragically slammed onto the steep slopes of Mount Salak in West Java.
The accident left many puzzling questions, which hopefully will be answered once the voice and data recorders, or the black box, are found and studied.
The SSJ-100 is a Russian collaboration with European companies to produce a highly sophisticated 98-seat passenger airliner. It comes with two engines that are friendly to the environment, is highly fuel-efficient and has a noise level well below the minimum set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
The cockpit, which is almost identical to Airbus’s design, is fitted with the latest Fly by Wire technology, a state-of-the-art avionic system and even a “joy stick” to control the plane’s maneuvers.





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