UAC has patented a long-range aircraft similar to the Boeing 787-9

The United Aircraft Corporation (PJSC UAC) has patented a wide-body long-range aircraft similar to the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, on August 22.

"The invention relates to aviation technology, namely to the design of a wide-body long-range aircraft (CFDMS). SHFDMS is designed for the transportation of passengers, baggage and additional paid load on regular commercial flights," the TASS news agency quoted the document as saying.

It is noted that the aircraft are capable of flying with a range of up to 13.6 thousand km, including over oceans and undirected terrain. It accommodates 281 passengers, but in the shortened and elongated versions, the figure changes to 240 and 320 seats, respectively.

"In terms of flight operating costs, the basic representative of the CFDMS family has an advantage over the main competitor B787-9 of 3% in terms of direct operating costs and about 6% in terms of direct operating costs. In terms of operating costs per kilometer, the SHFDMS-600 has an 11-13% advantage over the B787-9 in terms of direct operating costs and 15-17% in terms of direct operating costs," the patent emphasizes.

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Earlier, on January 30, Sergey Chernyshev, scientific director of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, Vice President and Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told Izvestia that non-traditional aircraft designs were being developed in Russia. One of them is a helicopter that can transform into an airplane in flight. He added that the development is protected by a patent of the Russian Federation.

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