General Director of FAU TsAGI, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kirill Sypalo talks about the main activities of our organization in
recent years, recalls what exactly was remarkable about this diverse
five-year period, and suggests what exactly the projects of the future will be.
I will briefly dwell on complex scientific and technological projects (CSTP), which we are also implementing under the leadership of the Scientific Research Center “Institute named after N.E. Zhukovsky."
As part of the implementation of the Integral Research and Development Programme, comprehensive research is being carried out to shape the appearance of promising civil aircraft designed to solve the problems of regional and long-haul transportation. These studies imply a comprehensive integration of technologies and technical solutions that provide a high level of flight performance.
In particular, for a promising regional aircraft with flow energy control, we are considering the possibility of using an
electric distributed power plant with impeller propulsors. This will significantly expand the basing conditions and simultaneously ensure high cruising flight speeds.
As part of the research on a promising long-haul aircraft, a number of configurations of wide-body aircraft designed to transport 250 passengers over a range of 8,500 km were considered.
As a result of a comprehensive assessment, which included an analysis of aerodynamic, weight, flight technical, operational and technological indicators, an aircraft layout with an oval cross-section of the fuselage and an integral influx at the wing root, located in a “mid-wing” configuration, was selected for further development.
In 2023, TsAGI began implementing a complex supersonic civil aircraft (SCA) project aimed at developing technologies to support the creation of the SCA. I will note the main tasks: this is to ensure an acceptable level of sonic boom during supersonic flight and noise on the ground when flying in takeoff and landing modes, high aerodynamic and gas-dynamic characteristics. To comprehensively test all technical solutions, the development of a demonstrator of the Strizh technology complex began, its aerodynamic layout was specified, the main characteristics were determined, and preliminary design documentation was developed for the main components of the airframe.