Another Tu-214 in special modification today handed over in operation, said the press service of PJSC "Tupolev. The plane was created as part of the company's contract with the Defense Ministry to produce the flight control centers.
This second TU-214 of this modification, the first Tu-214 PU-SBUS was transferred into operation 26 Martha 2018 of the year. The contract for the construction of two Tu-214PU-SBUS with PJSC "United Aircraft Corporation" was signed in 2015 year. Was ordered by the Russian Defense Ministry. According to public information, they must be equipped special onboard communication unit SBUS-214. All components in the composition of these planes - the domestic production, that meets the basic requirements of state customers.
Tu-214 - mainline narrow-body twin-engine aircraft, characterized fuel efficiency and high comfort level. The main purpose of the special modification of the Tu-214 PU-SBUS - providing additional communication channels to subscribers.
Modification: Tu-214P:
Wingspan, m: 42,00; Length of the plane, m: 46,20; Aircraft height, m: 13,90; wing area, m2: 182,40; Weight, -Let kg Aircraft: 59000; -maximum take-off: 110750; engine's type: 2 h TVRD PS-90A; pull, kgf: 2 x 16000
Cruising speed, kmh: 850; practical range, km: 6500; Maximum range, km: 10500; Service ceiling, m: 12000.
The company clarified, that after the test flight, the plane carried a flight to the place of deployment.
There are currently built at the Kazan Aviation Plant 30 Tu-214 aircraft of various modifications, and the total number of machines built Tu-204 / Tu-214, built in the Soviet Union and Russia 1989 of the year, along with prototypes, was 84 units.
