| Aerofax: Tupolev Tu-154: The Ussr's Medium-Range Jet Airliner Contributor(s): Komissarov, Dmitriy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1857802411 ISBN-13: 9781857802412 Publisher: Midland Publishing OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2007 Annotation: The Tupolev Tu-154 was one of the most successful and long-lived of Soviet/Russian jet airliners. It was developed in response to the need for a state-of-the-art medium-haul jet airliner that would succeed the twin-engined Tu-104. Sharing the 'T-tail' layout of the Boeing 727 an the Hawker Siddeley Trident, the prototype took to the air on October 3, 1968. It became not only the principal medium-haul aircraft of the Soviet airline Aeroflot, but also one of the Soviet Union's best sellers on the commercial aircraft market. This new Aerofax volume covers the Tu-54 fully, tracing its development and operational history and describing all known versions and variants, including some unrealized projects that were based on the airplane. Includes a detailed production list, operator lists on a country-by-country basis, accident details, and numerous color photos and line drawings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Aviation - Commercial - History | Military - Aviation |
| Dewey: 629.133 |
| Series: Aerofax |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 8.49" W x 10.79" (1.75 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Tupolev Tu-154 was one of the most successful and long-lived of Soviet/Russian jet airliners. It was developed in response to the need for a state-of-the-art medium-haul jet airliner that would succeed the twin-engined Tu-104. Sharing the 'T-tail' layout of the Boeing 727 an the Hawker Siddeley Trident, the prototype took to the air on October 3, 1968. It became not only the principal medium-haul aircraft of the Soviet airline Aeroflot, but also one of the Soviet Union's best sellers on the commercial aircraft market. This volume covers the Tu-54 fully, tracing its development and operational history and describing all known versions and variants, including some unrealized projects that were based on the airplane. Includes a detailed production list, operator lists on a country-by-country basis, accident details, and numerous color photos and line drawings. |
Contributor Bio(s): Komissarov, Dmitriy: - Dmitriy Komissarov is a respected authority on Russian and Soviet aviation. He works in the publishing industry and lives in Moscow. |