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The Tupolev Tu-134 (NATO reporting name: Crusty) is a twin-engined, narrow-body jet airliner built in the Soviet Union for short and medium-haul routes from 1966 to 1989. The original version featured a glazed-nose design and, like certain other Russian airliners (including its sister model the Tu-154), it can operate from unpaved airfields.
ANT-48/SS: High speed sport aircraft project developed from the SB, 1935. ANT-49: Reconnaissance aircraft project, developed from the SB. ANT-50: Proposed twin-engined high-speed airliner developed from the ANT-43, 1937. ANT-51/SZ: Short-range bomber prototype, 1937. Later built as Sukhoi Su-2. ANT-52:
The Tupolev Tu-134 is a twin-engined, narrow-body jet airliner built in the Soviet Union from 1966 to 1989. In 1968, Tupolev began work on an improved 72-seat Tu-134 variant. The fuselage received a 2.1 m (6.9 ft) plug for greater passenger capacity and an auxiliary power unit in the tail. As a result, the maximum range was reduced from 3,100 ...
Tupolev Tu-126 AWACS aircraft developed from the Tu-114; Tupolev Tu-128 long-range interceptor; also known as Aircraft 'I' Tupolev Tu-130 "DP" boost-glider concept; cancelled in favor of the Tu-123; Tupolev Tu-134 twin-engine, narrow-body jet airliner; Tupolev Tu-136 passenger/cargo aircraft; Tupolev Tu-139 Yastreb 2, proposed reusable version ...
Malév Flight 203 was a passenger flight operated by a Tupolev Tu-134 aircraft of the Hungarian airline Malév. On 21 September 1977, the flight crashed approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Otopeni Airport in Bucharest and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of Urziceni. The crash resulted in the deaths of 29 people.
The last Tu-134's in the fleet were retired in the early 90s. [5] In 1990, the airline flew 633,932 passengers, with 10 aircraft (5 Boeing 727 and 5 Boeing 737) reaching 17,000 flight hours per year. [6] Since 1991, Aviogenex has oriented to leasing of aircraft and crews, and achieved more than 40,000 flight hours.
The aircraft Tupolev Tu-134, tail number LZ-TUB, was produced in 1968 by the Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company. It belonged to Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, and had 72 passenger seats and room for seven crew. [4]
The RusAir Tu-134 was on a service for RusLine from Domodedovo Airport in Moscow to Petrozavodsk Airport. While on final approach, the aircraft crashed onto the A-133 federal highway, about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) short of the runway. [1] [4] The crash happened shortly after 23:40 local time (19:40 UTC), when contact with the jet was lost. At the ...