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Tu-134 sits on the tarmac in the early 1970s .]]

The Tupolev Tu-134 ( NATO Reporting Name '''Crusty''') was a Russia n twin-engined Airliner , similar to the American Douglas DC-9 .

One of the most used aircraft in the former Warsaw Pact countries, the number in active service is decreasing because of noise restrictions.

The Tu-134 was meant as a replacement of the Tu-124, which didn't fulfill the role it was intended for. Seating 70-80 passengers with a range of about 2400 Km it was the short-range mainstay of Aeroflot . The first passenger of the type flight took place from Moscow to Stockholm on 12 September 1967 .

It would be the last Tupolev passenger aircraft with a glass nose, and the later B variant had the radar (which was chin-mounted on the A models) in the nose. Compared to Western short-ranged jet airliners, the Tu-134 had a much sharper sweepback angle of 35 degrees, while most Western short-haulers had sweepbacks between 25 and 28 degrees. Early versions also featured a brake-parachute and engines that couldn´t autoreverse. These archaic features were safety hazards for busy airports. Like many other Tupolev aircraft, the aircraft was fitted with hefty low-pressure landing gear, retracting into nacelles extending from the trailing edges of the wings. This allowed the aircraft to operate from unpaved airstrips with a crosswind component of up to 20 m/s. Over 1000 Tu-134's were built and the type is still in widespread use in Russia and other ex-Soviet countries. It has also found a new life as a corporate jet with many having an expensive business interior.

Production variants

All A variants have been built with the distinct glass nose, but some are modified to the B standard (closed nose):
  • Tu-134 - The glass nosed version. The first series could seat up to 64 passengers, but this was later increased to 72 passengers. The original designation was '''Tu-124A'''.

  • Tu-134A - Second series, with uprated engines, improved avionics, seating up to 84 passengers.

  • Tu-134A-2 - The glass nose was replaced.

  • Tu-134A-3 - Second series, powered by two uprated Soloviev D-30 turbofan engines.

  • Tu-134B - Second series, 80 seats and closed nose.

  • Tu-134B-1 -

  • Tu-134B-3 - Second series, closed nose and uprated engines. It could seat up to 96 passengers.

  • Tu-134BV - Space shuttle work model.

  • Tu-134LK - Cosmonaut training version.

  • Tu-134UBL - Tu-160 aircrew trainer.

  • Tu-134BSh - Navigation trainer.

  • Tu-134SKh - Crop survey version.

  • Tu-135 - Version with stinger tail.


Some of the B models have long-range tanks fitted under the fuselage; these are visible as a sizeable bulge.


SPECIFICATIONS (TU-134)


  plane Or Copter plane
  jet Or Prop jet
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  crew 3
  capacity 72-84 passengers
  length Main 371 m
  length Alt 121 ft 8 in
  height Main 90 m
  height Alt 29 ft 6 in
  span Main 290 m
  span Alt 95 ft 1 in
  max Takeoff Weight Main 47,600 kg
  max Takeoff Weight Alt 104,940 lb
  payload Main 8,200 kg
  payload Alt 18,075 lb
  engine (jet) Soloviev D-30
  type Of Jet Turbojet s
  number Of Jets 2
  thrust Main 645 kN
  thrust Alt 14,490 lbf
  max Speed Main 900 km/h
  max Speed Alt 559 mph
  cruise Speed Main 750 km/h
  cruise Speed Alt 466 mph
  range Main 2,500 km
  range Alt 1,550 mi
  ceiling Main 12,000 m
  ceiling Alt 39,400 ft



Civil operators (past and present)

  • Adjarian Airlines, Aeroflot, Aeroflot-Don, Aeroflot-Nord, Aeroflot-Plus, Aero Rent, Air Baltic, Air Koryo, Air Lithuania, Air Moldova, Air Ukraine, Alania, Albanian Airlines, Alrosa, Armenian Airlines, Astrakan, Astral, Atlant Soyuz, Atyrau Airways, Aurela, Aviaprima, AVL Arkhangelsk, Azerbaijan Airlines, Aviogenex, Balkan Bulgarian, Bashkirian Airlines, Belair Belarussian, Belavia, Benin Gulf Air, Black Sea Airlines, Cheboksary, Chernomorskie Airlines, CSA, Dagestan Airlines, Donavia, Egyptair, Enkor, Estonian Air, Gazpromavia, Georgian National, Gomelavia, Harka Air, Hemus Air, Interflug, Iraqi Airways, Kaliningradavia, Karat, Kazair West, Kharkov Air, Kirov Air, KMV, Kolavia, Kolkov Air, Komi Avia, Kyrgyzstan Airlines, Lat Charter, Lithuanian Airlines, LOT, Malev, Marsland Aviation, Moscow Airways, NAPO, Orbi Georgian, Orenburg Airlines, Orient Avia, Perm Airlines, Polet, Progress, Pulkovo, Rossija, Rusline, Samara Airlines, Sibaviatrans, Syrianair, Tajikistan Airlines, Tatarstan Air, UM air, UT air, UTAGE, Vietnam Airlines, Volga Aviaexpress, Voronezh Avia, Yamal Airlines, Yukos Avia



Military operators

  • Angola, Bulgaria, East Germany, Hungary, Kazakstan, Moldova, North Korea, Poland, Russia, Syria, Ukraine,



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