Tupolev TU134 (Soviet) specifications and plane history

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Tupolev TU134 (Soviet)

No. Of Engines: 2

Aircraft Type: Jet

Passenger Capacity (Max): 80

Passenger Capacity (Min): 64

Range (in Miles): 3,500

Cruising Speed (MPH): 885

Payload Capacity (in Lbs): 14,330

Wingspan: 95

Length: 112

Takeoff Weight (in Lbs): 98,100

Cabin Type: pressurized

The TU-134, 650 of which were built, first went into service in 1967.

Born in Russia in 1888, Andrei Nikolaevich Tupolev, often referred to as the father of Russian aviation, went on to design aircraft that earned Russia worldwide acclaim for their pioneering contributions to aviation in the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Tupolev started his career as an aircraft designer as a student of the Russian aviation pioneer Zhukovski. In 1918, he was put in charge of TsAGI (Central Aero- and Hydrodynamics Institude). In 1922, Tupolev was given his own aircraft firm. Throughout its existence, Tupolev designed and built an enormous number of various aircraft.