World's first private jet designed for sports teams unveiled at UK airshow
Russian jet features specially designed massage tables for athletes and 'smart toilets' which measure hydration levels
Russian plane maker Sukhoi unveiled the world's first private jet kitted out specifically for sports teams at the Farnborough air show, complete with physiotherapy equipment and areas for coaches to carry out game analysis.
The SportJet concept - which is based on an SSJ100 aircraft - was shown off, with a 12 meter full-scale cross section of the jet to be displayed at the Rio 2016 Olympics later this year in the hopes of securing orders.
Sukhoi's plane is a 100-seater jet split into four "zones" each with different equipment for teams to utilise.
The key features include:
•A specially designed massage table where athletes can receive treatment for injuries.
•A "coach zone" with chairs, a table, a wardrobe and sofa for the team to discuss game tactics. This will have tablets and specialist software used to analyze a player's performance.
•A "smart toilet" that has a seat which can measure the hydration levels of person
•Business class seats with sensors built in that can detect physiological changes in an athlete.
•A wearable that can detect an athlete's condition and send updates to a mobile app which will inform them if they need to improve their hydration or change sleeping their sleeping pattern.
•A "diagnostics capsule" which can take several physiological readings from an athlete
•Curved 4K resolution screen on the ceiling of the athletes' cabin which can be used to view media content.
"We do believe a market niche does exist in terms of an aircraft designed to carry a professional sports team," Evgeniy Andrachnikov, senior vice president of sales at Sukhoi says.