TU-204-300 touches down at a North Korean airport
A TU-204-300 has touched down at a North Korean airport in what became Russia’s first successful deal to supply its most advanced long-range jet abroad. With its 500-8500 flying range, the plane is capable of swiftly transforming its fuselage on the ground. The plane has already been making shuttle non-stop flights inside and outside Russia. North Korean flag Carrier Air Koryo has ordered the TU-204-300.
TU-204-300 with PS-90A engines is a mid-range passenger a/c is intended to carry passengers, luggage and cargo on domestic and international trunk routes of 500 to 8500 km distance . The airliner was built on the basis of TU-204-100 a/c and represents the continuation of TU-204/214 a/c family. TU-204-300 a/c performed its maiden flight 18 August, 2003. The aircraft is produced in series at “:Aviastar-SP” Closed Stock Company in Ulianovsk. Opposite to TU-204-100 the TU-204-300 a/c has a shortened fuselage (by 6 m) and increased fuel reserve. Set of equipment was updated. Improved comfort level of the cabin helps the passengers to withstand long flights. Maximal payload is cut down to 18000 kg at increased flight range.
Baseline layout of passenger cabin – three-cabin configuration is offered in three versions:
- 157 passenger economy class seats version
- 155 passenger economy class seats version
- two-class version for 142 passenger seats.
Mixed version of 142 passenger seats cabin provides 8 business-class sets (seat pitch is 1050 mm) and 134 passenger seats in economy class (seat pitch is 810 mm).
As per Customer desire the aircraft can be delivered with other layout of cabin to meet his requirements.
All seats of business class are equipped with information and entertainment systems providing watching of 4 video-channels. In the economy-class cabin video-monitors are installed at every three seat rows. Passengers will have opportunity not only to watch video-films, listen to music but also to get information on the a/c location, distance to the airport of destination and other data on the flight.
TU-204-300 passenger cabin design is characterized by possibility to convert the airliner from one version to other in short time in the airport.
The aircraft is provided with two pressurized cargo-luggage compartments. Volume of the forward cargo-luggage compartment is equal to 7.4 m3, of rear one – 20.4 m3.
The flight crew size is 3 persons. Further TU-204-300 two-member crew version is scheduled to be produced. 5 to 8 seats are provided for attendants.
Service range depending on payload at accepted fuel reserves is equal to following: at max payload of 18000 kg – 5800 km, at payload of 13500 kg – 7500 km. The values are given for maximal take-off weight of 105000 kg, flight level 10100 – 11600 m and M=0.76-0.78.