Tupolev Tu-124

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The Tupolev Tu-124 (NATO codename: Cookpot) is a Russian short range twinjet airliner capable of carrying 56 passengers. Developed from the medium-range Tupolev Tu-104, the Tu-124 was meant to meet Aeroflot's requirement for a regional airliner to supersede the Ilyushin Il-14. It was very similar to the Tu-104 (merely a scaled-down version). The two were hard to tell apart when seen at a distance.

Contents

1 Design features
2 Variants

2.1 Tu-124/Tu-124V
2.2 Tu-124K/Tu-124K2
2.3 Other variants

3 Specifications (Tu-124V)

3.1 General characteristics
3.2 Performance
3.3 Civil operators
3.4 Military Operators

4 Related content

Design features

It was not a complete copy of the Tu-104, however. The Tu-124 included a number of refinements, including double-slotted flaps, a large centre-section airbrake, automatic lift dumpers, and the extension of the wings' trailing edge roots. It also included a parachute to be used in the event of an emergency landing and low pressure tires in the event of a rough landing surface. It also boosted fuel efficiency, being the first short-range aircraft fitted with turbofans.

Variants

Tu-124/Tu-124V

The first production variant. The international demand for it was small, because most foreign airlines were waiting to buy the improved Tupolev Tu-134.

Tu-124K/Tu-124K2

These were the VIP configuration. They were operated by the militaries of Iraq and China, and by the Indian Air Force.

Other variants

A number of military variants exist, including the Tu-124Sh-1 and Tu-124Sh-2. They are used as navigator trainers.

Specifications (Tu-124V)

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General characteristics

Crew: 3
Capacity: 56
Length: 30.58 m (100 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 25.55 m (83 ft 10 in)
Height: 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 119 m² (1,280 ft²)
Empty: 22,500 kg (49,500 lb)
Loaded: 30,000 kg (67,000 lb)
Maximum takeoff: 38,000 kg (84,000 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Solniev D-20P turbofans; 106 kN (23,800 lbf) thrust

Performance

Maximum speed: 907 km/h (490 kt; 564 mph
Range: 2,100 km (1,100 nm; 1,300 sm)
Service ceiling: 11,600 m (38,100 ft)
Rate of climb: 1,000 m/min (3,300 ft/min)
Wing loading: 250 kg/m² (52 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight ratio: 0.71

Civil operators

Aeroflot, CSA, Interflug, Iraqi Airways.

Military Operators

China, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, India, Iraq, Soviet Union,