Tupolev 154

With more than 900 planes built the TU-154 is widely used by airlines mainly in Eastern Europe. There is still a large number in service today.

This plane is looking elegant on ground as in flight. As a three-engine aircraft it can easily be powered by a single turbine in the tail. The main landing gears retract backward into fibreglass fairings. An all-moving tailplane is used.

Powerplant: Glow:   two 10 – 12 cm³ (.60 - .72 cu.in.) engines

                              Turbine:           once  80 N (18 lbs.) thrust

                                                           twice  40 N (9 lbs.) thrust

                                                           three times  27 N (6 lbs.) thrust

                               Ducted Fan:    diameter up to 90 mm (3.5’’)

Specifications:

Span    Length     Wing Area    Weight

TU-154   2.35 m (92.5’’) 2.99 m (118’’) 78.7 dm² (1219 sq.in.) 12 kg (27 lbs.)

Pics:

(Norbert Rauch)

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