The Tupolev Tu-154 (Russian: Tyполев Ту-154; NATO reporting name: " Careless ") is a three-engined, medium-range, narrow-body airliner designed in the mid-1960s and manufactured by Tupolev.

The Tupolev Tu-154 B-1 was operated by Aeroflot (later becoming East Siberia). It was equipped with three Kuznetsov NK-8-2U engines, and first flew in 1977. The flight carried 170 passengers, including eight teenagers and 16 young children; 2,700 kilograms (6,000 lb) of luggage, 306 kilograms (675 lb) of post, and 1,600 kilograms (3,500 lb) of ...

Jan 26, 2005 · a/c made between 1977 and 1982 were designated Tu-154B-1 or Tu-154B-2. The B-1 was preferred for Aeroflot domestic operations and had a standard 158 seat interior with optional increases to 169. The B-2 was generally the export and international route version and could seat 180 in a ‘commuter bus’ layout.

Jan 24, 2022 · The Tu-154B became the new Tu-154 standard to which the preceding marks were upgraded to when possible. A slightly differing Tu-154B form followed, this as the Tu-154B-1 with improved avionics, comforts and undercarriage with seating for 160 passengers. 64 of this subvariant were delivered.

Aeroflot Flight 699 was a scheduled flight, operated by Tupolev Tu-154B CCCP-85254, from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Krasnovodsk Airport (now Türkmenbaşy International Airport) that crashed on approach to its destination.

While the western jet sal had a dihedral (positive V) wing, the Tu-154 (like the Tu-134) had an anhedral (negative V) wing. This gave the Tu-154 less lateral stability than its western contemporaries, it made the Tu-154 more resistant to Dutch Roll.

Sep 7, 2011 · Since 1975 up to the end of its serial production in middle 1980s a total of 486 aircraft were produced in three variants (TU-154B, TU-154B-1 and TU-154B-2), all variants basically...

The Tu-154B-1 and Tu-154B-2 only differ from the 'straight' B on the inside, like systems and interior. The Tu-154B versions are best recognised by the fifth cabin door in front of the outer engines, the third emergency exit. The Tu-154M can be …

At an excessive speed of 275 km/h, the aircraft touched down 3 meters to the left of the runway centerline. It bounced, rolled for few hundred meters and came to rest on the main runway, broken in two. Eleven passengers were killed, 120 people were …

Tu-154A: Added center-section fuel tanks, more emergency exits, new engines Tu-154B: New, stronger wing and increased MTOW Tu-154B-1: Minor modifications to fuel system, avionics, air conditioning, landing gear