Tupolev Tu-154
trijet airliner
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Summary
Tupolev Tu-154 is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 12,980 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft family category, ranking #174 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Air Company ALROSA[3], Air Koryo[4], Russian Air Force[5], People's Liberation Army Air Force[6], Aeroflot[7], Interflug[8], Malév Hungarian Airlines[9], TAROM[10]
- Followed by: Tupolev Tu-204[11]
- Manufacturer: Tupolev[12]
- Developer: Tupolev[13]
- Subclass of: narrow-body trijet airliner[14], land-based airliner monoplane[15]
- Commons category: Tupolev Tu-154[16]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[17], Russia[18]
- Powered by: NK-8[19], Soloviev D-30[20]
- Has part(s): Tupolev Tu-154M[21]
- NATO reporting name: Careless[22]
- First flight: October 4, 1968[23]
- Service entry: February 9, 1972[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tupolev Tu-154[25]
- Commons gallery: Tupolev Tu-154[26]
- Total produced: 1026[27]
- Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[28]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[29]
- Wing configuration: low wing[30]
- Length: 47.9 m[31]
- Wingspan: 37.55 m[32]
- Derivative work: Tupolev Tu-155[33]
- Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of Tupolev Tu-154[34]
Why It Matters
Tupolev Tu-154 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]