TU-154 Biz Jet

fsiflyer · March 12th, 2008, 20:17

Hey everyone,
These are pics from a Tupelov 154 (727'ski) business jet we have with Rolls Royce engines. It is really a nice plane and the pilots love flying it. Currently the minister of Samara flies in it hence the paint job. Enjoy...

ASpilot2be · March 12th, 2008, 20:29

Awesome jet

fermeh · March 12th, 2008, 20:41

wow!.. thats a "business" jet??.. good lord!

coa787 · March 12th, 2008, 21:34

(In Borat voice) Very nice!

SkyCougar · March 12th, 2008, 22:04

Quote:

Hey everyone,
These are pics from a Tupelov 154 (727'ski) business jet we have with Rolls Royce engines. It is really a nice plane and the pilots love flying it. Currently the minister of Samara flies in it hence the paint job. Enjoy...

If you don't mind me asking, how many passengers can you fly in that?...and I don't suppose you can tell me how many rubles it costs to charter a plane like that?...lol....I understand it's based on mileage and fuel costs at the time of hire, but maybe you can throw out a hypothetical cost?

JA Yawd Bwoy · March 12th, 2008, 22:28

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Originally Posted by ASpilot2be

Awesome jet

30West · March 12th, 2008, 22:50

Id be willing to bet its not Stage 3 compliant.. Cool plane though, its kind of like a 727ski.

Cessnaflyer · March 12th, 2008, 22:55

With the new engines I bet it could operate in stage 3 areas.

fsiflyer · March 13th, 2008, 01:03

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Originally Posted by 30West

Id be willing to bet its not Stage 3 compliant.. Cool plane though, its kind of like a 727ski.

It is fully stage III compliant. You can fly it to anywhere in Europe or the US no problem.

CirrusMonkey · March 13th, 2008, 01:32

WOW! And I am not just talking about your avitar!

So, who gets to ride in "coach"?

SaberFlyer · March 13th, 2008, 11:32

" its kind of like a 727ski"

ppragman · March 14th, 2008, 21:28

man....ya xochu letat' v rossii...maybe someday

i takuyu devku

Jimmy_Norton · March 26th, 2008, 20:23

It has Rolls engines? What kind? How hard is it to get an STC in Russia (or whatever they call it there)?

fsiflyer · March 27th, 2008, 02:10

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Originally Posted by Jimmy_Norton

It has Rolls engines? What kind? How hard is it to get an STC in Russia (or whatever they call it there)?

Way beyond me on the difficulty on getting an STC out here. As for this particular airplane, it was built new with these engines. Even though the airplane has stopped being made for commercial airlines the production line is still open and there are corporate customers for the airplane. I believe it was some kind of partnership between RR and Tupelov but again that goes way beyond me. As for the exact engine types...I am not sure but will ask around. They pretty much divide us here...Western aircraft types and Russian aircraft types. Its pretty much two seperate pilot groups. Take care.

tcaphou · March 28th, 2008, 17:42

Nice ride. You have jumpseat privileges? I wanted ride!!!

tcaphou · March 28th, 2008, 17:49

Nice ride. You have jumpseat privileges? I wanta ride!!!

8LegDay · April 16th, 2008, 15:21

That's pretty cool, thanks for sharing.

I flew Tu-154 for about a year and from what I hear about the B727 they are very close. Pilot's airplane, very enjoyable to fly.

In our configuration we had 164-170 seats, we did flights up to 5-5.5 hours without cargo or pax hits, 5 FA's, 4 pilot (nav. and FE). Fuel burn was around 5-5.5 tons/hour. Avionics are steam gauges, GPS steroids.
I was great, just having 4 pilots in the cockpit already makes it a lot of fun

Have fun and stay safe
Semper Fi!

Piperflyer · April 23rd, 2008, 19:50

Very cool. I love Samara Airlines. Met the former CEO and sat in the nose of a Tu134 on landing. They always have great crews.
I wonder if the Krilya Sovetov do get to fly on it?

belliott · April 28th, 2008, 18:33

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Originally Posted by ppragman

man....ya xochu letat' v rossii...maybe someday

i takuyu devku

Strasvi pragman! Kak te?

March 12th, 2008, 20:17	#1
fsiflyer Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: LAX & Moscow Russia (UUEE, UUWW, & UUDD) Posts: 375	TU-154 Biz Jet Hey everyone, These are pics from a Tupelov 154 (727'ski) business jet we have with Rolls Royce engines. It is really a nice plane and the pilots love flying it. Currently the minister of Samara flies in it hence the paint job. Enjoy... __________________ FSIFLYER ATP, CFII, MEI, former U.S. Marine LR-60, HS-125 Currently in CL-300 (BD-100) Initial <--Russia's best export...old Soviet flags of course. Last edited by fsiflyer; March 12th, 2008 at 20:19. Reason: Spelling

March 12th, 2008, 20:29	#2
ASpilot2be Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: Paradise:) Posts: 4,493	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet Awesome jet __________________

March 12th, 2008, 20:41	#3
fermeh Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vero Beach,FL Posts: 41	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet wow!.. thats a "business" jet??.. good lord!

March 12th, 2008, 21:34	#4
coa787 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,089	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet (In Borat voice) Very nice!

March 12th, 2008, 22:50	#7
30West Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Laguna Beach, CA Posts: 91	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet Id be willing to bet its not Stage 3 compliant.. Cool plane though, its kind of like a 727ski. __________________ GIV, SA227, EMB110, CE208B, BE90

March 12th, 2008, 22:55	#8
Cessnaflyer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 1,422	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet With the new engines I bet it could operate in stage 3 areas. __________________ Chris, CFI, CFII Now I could let these dream killers kill my self-esteem or use it as the steam to power my dreams That's how you treat things, stay hungry.

March 13th, 2008, 01:32	#10
CirrusMonkey Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN. Posts: 352	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet WOW! And I am not just talking about your avitar! So, who gets to ride in "coach"? __________________ Even saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp and it read Dwight Shrewt is a pimp!

March 13th, 2008, 11:32	#11
SaberFlyer Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Blacksburg Posts: 68	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet " its kind of like a 727ski" __________________ Safe Flying SaberFlyer 37°13'48" North, 80°25'4" West

March 14th, 2008, 21:28	#12
ppragman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Anchorage Posts: 642	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet man....ya xochu letat' v rossii...maybe someday i takuyu devku

March 26th, 2008, 20:23	#13
Jimmy_Norton Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 98	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet It has Rolls engines? What kind? How hard is it to get an STC in Russia (or whatever they call it there)?

March 28th, 2008, 17:42	#15
tcaphou Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 8	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet Nice ride. You have jumpseat privileges? I wanted ride!!!

March 28th, 2008, 17:49	#16
tcaphou Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 8	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet Nice ride. You have jumpseat privileges? I wanta ride!!!

April 16th, 2008, 15:21	#17
8LegDay Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 154	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet That's pretty cool, thanks for sharing. I flew Tu-154 for about a year and from what I hear about the B727 they are very close. Pilot's airplane, very enjoyable to fly. In our configuration we had 164-170 seats, we did flights up to 5-5.5 hours without cargo or pax hits, 5 FA's, 4 pilot (nav. and FE). Fuel burn was around 5-5.5 tons/hour. Avionics are steam gauges, GPS steroids. I was great, just having 4 pilots in the cockpit already makes it a lot of fun Have fun and stay safe Semper Fi!

April 23rd, 2008, 19:50	#18
Piperflyer Junior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Centerville UT Posts: 145	Re: TU-154 Biz Jet Very cool. I love Samara Airlines. Met the former CEO and sat in the nose of a Tu134 on landing. They always have great crews. I wonder if the Krilya Sovetov do get to fly on it? __________________ HY HY!!

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