Tupolev Tu-134 airliner

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narrow-body jet airliner twin-engine jet aircraft

The Tupolev Tu-134 airliner is a Soviet-era twin-engine jet used widely by Eastern Bloc airlines and militaries, known for its rugged design and extensive service from the 1960s onward.

Aliases (7)

Tupolev Tu-134 ×67
Tu-134A ×1
Tu-134AK ×1
Tu-134B ×1
Tu-134Sh ×1
Tu-134UBL ×1
Tupolev Tu-134 (transport/VIP variants) ×1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	narrow-body jet airliner → twin-engine jet aircraft →
basedOn	Tupolev Tu-124 →
configuration	low-wing monoplane →
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union →
crew	3 →
cruiseSpeed	850 km/h →
designedFor	short to medium-haul routes →
designEra	Cold War →
engineMounting	rear-fuselage mounted →
engineType	turbofan →
enteredServiceWith	Aeroflot →
firstFlight	1963-07-29 →
height	9.02 m →
ICAOTypeDesignator	T134 →
introduced	1967 →
length	37.1 m →
manufacturer	Tupolev Design Bureau →
maximumPassengerCapacity	84 →
maximumTakeoffWeight	47,600 kg →
notableFeature	glass nose on early variants → rear airstairs built into fuselage → rugged landing gear for rough airfields →
numberBuilt	over 850 →
numberOfEngines	2 →
operationalRegion	Africa → Asia → Eastern Europe → Soviet Union domestic routes →
pressurizedCabin	yes →
primaryUser	Aeroflot →
productionPeriodEnd	1989 →
productionPeriodStart	1966 →
range	3100 km →
role	short-haul passenger airliner →
safetyRecord	involved in multiple fatal accidents →
serviceCeiling	12,100 m →
status	largely retired from commercial service → still used for military and government transport →
successor	Tupolev Tu-154 →
tailConfiguration	T-tail →
typicalPassengerCapacity	72 →
usedAs	VIP transport → bomber crew trainer → cargo aircraft → navigation trainer →
usedBy	Air Koryo → Balkan Bulgarian Airlines → CSA Czechoslovak Airlines → Cubana de Aviación → Eastern Bloc militaries → Interflug → LOT Polish Airlines → Malev Hungarian Airlines → Russian Air Force → Soviet Air Force → Tarom → Vietnam Airlines → Warsaw Pact airlines →
variant	Tu-134A → Tu-134AK → Tu-134B → Tu-134Sh → Tu-134UBL →
wingspan	29.0 m →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tupolev Tu-134 ("Tu-134A") → Tupolev Tu-134 ("Tu-134B") → Tupolev Tu-134 ("Tu-134UBL") → Tupolev Tu-134 ("Tu-134Sh") → Tupolev Tu-134 ("Tu-134AK") →	variant
Military Transport Aviation ("Tupolev Tu-134 (transport/VIP variants)") →	aircraftOperated
Tupolev ("Tupolev Tu-134") →	hasProduct
Andrei Tupolev →	notableWork
Tupolev Tu-104 ("Tupolev Tu-134") →	successor