A Tu-334 on a test flight prior to being delivered to its customer.
The Tupolev Tu-334 is a Soviet short-to-medium range airliner developed to replace the ageing Tu-134s and Yak-42s in service in the Soviet Union. The airframe is based on a shortened Tu-204 fuselage and a scaled-down version of that aircraft's wing. Unlike the Tu-204, however, the Tu-334 has a T-tail and engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage instead of under the wings. The Tu-334 comes in two variants: the Tu-334-100, which seats a maximum of 102 passengers, and the Tu-334-200, which seats a maximum of 126 passengers.
The Tu-334 made its first flight on February 8th, 1999 and entered service on April 9th, 2002 with Aeroflot. A total of 120 Tu-334s have been built to date.
Variants[]
- Tu-334-100: Basic version, with accommodation for 72 passengers in mixed-class configuration (12 first-class and 60 tourist-class) or 102 passengers in high-density layout. Two 73.6 kN (16,500 lbf) Progress D-436T1 turbofans.
- Tu-334-100C: Combi (passenger/freight) version of Tu-334-100.
- Tu-334-100D: Stretched, extended-range version. Fuselage stretched by 21 inches (53.34 cm) and longer span (107 feet 0 inches (32.61 meters)) wing. Powered by two 80.4 kN (18,100 lbf) Progress D-436T2 engines.
- Tu-334-120: Derivative of Tu-334-100, powered by two 88.9 kN (20,000 lbf) Rolls-Royce BR715-55 engines.
- Tu-334-120D: Based on the Tu-334-100D, but with two Rolls-Royce BR-715-55 engines.
- Tu-334-200: Further stretched version. Stretched by 150 inches (381 cm) over Tu-334-100, with accommodation for up to 126 passengers. Powered by two Progress D-436T2 or Rolls-Royce BR-715-55 engines, the Tu-354's landing gear was strengthened to use four-wheel bogies.
- Tu-336: Proposed liquid natural gas-fueled version, with cryogenic fuel tanks above the passenger cabin.