Tu-154M fuel burn

[Tu154lover]

Hi!
Does anyone where I can find the fuel burn Tupolev Tu-154M?
Thanks,
//Tu154lover

[haughtney1]

Yeah I'd like to know how many sacks of coal they burn as hour as well!

[konstantinpilot]

The average fuel burn of Tu-154M is 5.5 tons/hour.

[wobble2plank]

Ouch!

That's against the 320/321 burn of about 2-2.2 tonnes an hour!

Gotta love the Tupolev Ground Grippers!

[electricdeathjet]

Yeah, but its bloody quick, and looks far cooler than an airbus

[18-Wheeler]

So how fast are they?
I've heard stories ....

[countbat]

The burn should be compared to B727 not to A310/320. Different generation. Tops B727, not by much, but is also bigger and faster. I heard stories of .92-.95. I don't how much truth in that. However B727 can reach .88

[electricdeathjet]

Quick search shows Max cruise speed 527KTS
Econ Speed 486KTS

Not bad for a late 60's east block 727 I guess....
That will give the 747 boys something to think about!

[chornedsnorkack]

A cute feature of Tu-154 is 12 main wheels. B727 has just 4, and they are very heavily loaded (737 and 320 are lighter, while the bigger planes have 8 or more wheels).

[18-Wheeler]

Quick search shows Max cruise speed 527KTS
Econ Speed 486KTS

Not bad for a late 60's east block 727 I guess....
That will give the 747 boys something to think about!

I've thought about it, and that's about the same speed as a 747.

[TCXCadet]

Yep, but the Bulgarian ones I've seen whizzing around seem to do that kind of speed at 3000'!

Well, maybe a slight exageration, but they went past us doing 290kts at a good rate!

[None]

Moscow-SVO Noise Abatement Procedures

I love walking on the ramp to customs and watching a TU-134/154 depart. It sounds like an F-4. Yet when we arrive, we have to brief that we are only permitted to use idle-reverse for noise considerations (unless safety dictates otherwise).

[Tu154lover]

But if we compare to Tu-204 or Tu-214 (bigger), how much does they burns?

[flyboyike]

I imagine that the RB211-powered 204 burns something similar to an RB211-powered 757.

[Tu154lover]

Yes, I think it will be something like the 757. But the most intresting is the PS-90 version

[flyboyike]

Well, according to Aviadvigatel's website, sound like PS-90 burns roughly 1800kg/hr at cruise or around 4000lb/hr.

Авиационный турбореактивный двигатель ПС-90А

[Tu154lover]

That is for per engine?

[Robini]

Of course these numbers are per engines!!!!
If they were not i guess Tupolev may have made a succes in airplane building
wich is quite surpricing

[flyboyike]

Originally Posted by 154lover

...Per engine?

Yes, per engine, per hour.

[hedgehog-in-fog]

Used to fly Tupolev154
En cruise she goes at M0.82
MAX TU154M M0.85
TU154B 0.88(older version guzzling 6 tons/hour)
TU 204 with PS-90 engines roughly 3.5 t/h, but it's quite slow M.72-78
TU154M is a nice and very reliable aicraft. Onboad flight control computer (enhancing hydromechanical flight control ) is from some rocket.
But it's very easy to do a hard landing - without engine power it nicely goes down! Whet it's hot and high we used to add some RPM (up to climb power when it's heavy) during flare, and then set idle.