Tu-154 ("Careless") by A.N.Tupolev

28k Tu-154 from AVION FOTO collection

J
et airliner, development of the Tu-134 with third engine added at the root of tailfin. Wings are slightly anhedral (downward drooping).
Designed to replace Tu-104, An-10, and Tu-104 and Il-18 on medium and long range Aeroflot routes.
More than 1000 built, most of them are still in active service with many aircompanies all over the world.
First Pilot's instruments Central
instrument
panel		 Copilot's instruments
Engineer's instruments
Photos by Dmitry Mikhnenko, flight engineer of Tu-154 airliner. Kodak digital camera.
Special thanks to Oleg Devjatkin for providing those pictures.
More links...
  • Tu-154 at the Virtual Aircraft Museum
  • Tu-154, Tupolev
  • Tupolev Tu-154 at Encyclopedia
  • Tu-154 at Aeroflot. See Tu-134 plane there!
  • Tu-154 at Travel Page
  • DOO Flightsimulator page by Oleg Devjatkin;
  • Instrument panel photos;
    		• Technical data
    Type Tu-154
    Function Commercial transport
    Year 1968
    Crew 3
    Engines 3*20950 lbs Kuznetsov NK-8-2(U)
    Wing Span 37.55m (123'2.5')
    Length 47.9m (157'1.75")
    Height 37'4.75"
    Empty Weight 95900 lbs
    Maximum Weight 9800kg
    (199077 lbs)
    Speed 850km/h
    (625mph)
    Range 4000km
    (3280miles)
    Ceiling 11000m
    (50000 ft)
    Load 160-180 seats
    Modified December 4, 1997
    by Alexandre Savine;    		 Back to
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