Tupolev Tu-134 variant
Tupolev Tu-134 Tu-134A
The second series with upgraded engines and avionics and up to 84 seats: the most widespread version of the type and the one the sheet's reference figures come from.
- April 22, 1969
- First flight
- 3,000 km
- Range
- 84
- Passengers
History
Second series
The Tu-134A is the type's second series: upgraded engines, improved avionics and a cabin seating up to 84 against the first series' 72. All Tu-134As were built with the distinctive glazed nose and chin radar dome, although some aircraft were later modified to B standard, with the radar moved to the nose radome.
The reference figures
The specifications the source gives for the type are those of the Tu-134A: 37.1 m long, 29.01 m span, 9.02 m high, a 2.9 m fuselage diameter and 127.3 m² of wing area; 27,960 kg empty and 47,600 kg maximum take-off weight; 13,200 L of fuel; two Soloviev D-30-II turbofans of 66.68 kN each. In performance, 950 km/h maximum speed, 850 km/h cruise, a 12,100 m ceiling and a range of 1,900 to 3,000 km, reaching 3,200 km in ferry configuration. Flight crew is three to five plus three or four cabin attendants, and payload reaches 8,200 kg.
Built on the -134A airframe
The Tu-134A gave rise to the Tu-134A-2 stretch project, the Tu-134A-3 sub-series with updated Soloviev D-30 engines, the Tu-134A-5, the Tu-134AK operated by the Russian Air Force and Roscosmos, the Tu-134S convertible freighter project and the Tu-134D redesign, cancelled in favour of the Yakovlev Yak-42.