Tu-154 Careless vs 757
| Soviet trijet airliner, prominent during the Cold War era, extensively deployed in civilian and military operations globally. |
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| Origin country |
🇨🇳 Ex-USSR
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| Category |
Military Transport Aircraft |
| Manufacturer |
Tupolev |
| First flight |
4 October 1968 |
| Year of introduction |
1972 |
| Number produced |
1026 units
|
| Average unit price |
$45 million
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| American narrow-body jet airliner, commercially operational since the 1980s, extensively deployed for transcontinental and transatlantic routes. |
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| Origin country |
🇺🇸 United States
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| Category |
Military Transport Aircraft |
| Manufacturer |
Boeing |
| First flight |
19 February 1982 |
| Year of introduction |
1983 |
| Number produced |
1050 units
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| Average unit price |
$85 million
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| Wing area |
-- m²
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| Wingspan |
-- m
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| Height |
-- m
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| Length |
-- m
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| Maximum speed |
900 km/h
◉
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| Service ceiling |
13,000 m
◉
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| Max. takeoff weight |
None kg
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| Empty weight |
None kg
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| Total thrust |
2 x 9,500 kgf
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| Wing area |
181.3 m²
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| Wingspan |
38.0 m
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| Height |
11.0 m
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| Length |
47.3 m
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| Maximum speed |
853 km/h
◉
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| Service ceiling |
12,802 m
◉
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| Max. takeoff weight |
115,666 kg
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| Empty weight |
58,900 kg
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| Total thrust |
2 x 18,915 kgf
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Photo of Tu-154 Careless by Konstantin von Wedelstaedt.
Photo of 757 by Rolf Wallner.