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The cockpit of the Tupolev Tu-154. The cockpit is fitted with conventional dual yoke control columns. Flight control surfaces are hydraulically operated. The cabin of the Tu-154, although of the same six-abreast seating layout, gives the impression of an oval interior, with a lower ceiling than is common on Boeing and Airbus airliners. The ...
Ultimately, Tu-154M powered by D-30KU-154 was the backbone of the civil aviation industry in the Soviets till the end of the 20th century. The D-30KU-154 engine was developed with a maximum thrust of 10,500 kgf specifically to power the Tu-154. Development started in 1979. Pavel Solovyov used the D-30KU core as a starting point.
Tu-194 (I): proposed shortened variant of the Tu-154, 1973; Tu-194 (II): lengthened version of Tu-184; Tu-202: anti-submarine aircraft project; Tu-206: a Tu-204 converted into a testbed for alternative fuels; Tu-216: a Tu-204 converted into a testbed for cryogenic fuel; Tu-230 (also known as Tu-260): hypersonic attack aircraft project, 1983
VEB Plasticart was established in 1958 in Zschopau, East Germany. VEB (Volkseigener Betrieb) was a Communist-era designation, meaning "company owned by the people".The company was called KVZ from 1958-1969, MPKAB from 1969-1973, VEB Plasticart Zschopau from 1973-1989 and Mastermodell GmbH from 1989-1991.
It powered production models of the Ilyushin Il-62 and the Tupolev Tu-154A and B models. Variants. NK-8-2 93.2 kN (20,950 lbf) (Tupolev Tu-154) NK-8-2U
NATO reporting name Common name Cab: Lisunov Li-2: Camber: Ilyushin Il-86: Camel: Tupolev Tu-104: Camp: Antonov An-8: Candid: Ilyushin Il-76: Careless: Tupolev Tu-154
On 15 March 2001, a Tupolev Tu-154 on a non-scheduled flight from Istanbul to Moscow as Flight 2806 was taken over by three Chechen hijackers, who had the crew fly the aircraft to Saudi Arabia. The Tu-154 landed at Medina , where 47 hostages, including a flight attendant who had been fatally stabbed in the beginning of the hijacking, were ...