Gallery: Russia's New Jet for Athletes Definitely Won't Have a Doping Room

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    Russian jet manufacturer Sukhoi Civil Aircraft just unveiled the first-of-its-kind “SportJet” model, replete with massage tables, fitness equipment, a coaches office, and more.
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    Sukhoi divided the cabin of its SJ100 Superjet—a midsized regional aircraft that can seat up to 108 passengers in ordinary commercial guise—into four zones.
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    The rest zone is packed with comfy recliners, customized with player numbers and individualized welcome screens.
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    “AeroScan” sensors embedded in the seats and in wearable devices will monitor blood pressure, blood oxygen levels, hydration, heart rate, and other metrics so coaches can keep tabs on their athletes’ fatigue and recovery.
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    The jet’s also-new Airband system, the first athletic diagnostic devices intended for air travel, will wirelessly collect and process that data and make recommendations to team trainers.
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    Sukhoi says it’ll start production of the SportJet in 2018, in time to accommodate the Olympic Games in Tokyo two years later.
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