Item Number: AviaBoss A2021

Tupolev Tu-154M Aeroflot

The medium-haul passenger airliner Tu-154 was developed in the USSR by Tupolev's design bureau in the late 1960s. The aircraft became the most popular jet airliner in the Soviet Union, the main "workhorse" on domestic and international routes of Aeroflot.

In the early 1980's the design of the Tu-154 was improved. The upgraded airliner under the designation Tu-154M made its first flight in 1982. It was equipped with more modern economical engines, improved aerodynamics of the wing, as well as an updated passenger cabin. The serial production of the Tu-154M continued until 2013, more than 400 aircraft were produced.

The aircraft with the CCCP-85668 reg. number entered service in 1990 and was included into the international transportation department of the "Soviet" Aeroflot. The home base was Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, from where, in the 1990s, the airliner performed international flights to Europe and the Middle East destinations. After retiring from the Aeroflot fleet, the aircraft was operated in other airlines until 2010.

Tupolev Tu-154M CCCP-85668 at the Lisbon airport, 1990th years. Copyright Pedro Aragao.

Tupolev Tu-154M scale model, AviaBoss A2021.

AviaBoss Tupolev Tu-154M scale models, Aeroflot and Belavia.