Tupolev Tu-144D
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| Type | Airliner, Supersonic aircraft | |
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| Configuration | Canard aircraft, Delta-wing aircraft | |
| Propulsion | Quadjet (Jet aircraft, Four-engine aircraft) | |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev | |
| Author(s) | @femboywings, @ShFsn, @konsni | |
| FDM | JSBSim | |
| --aircraft= | Tu-144D | |
| Status | Advanced production | |
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| License | CC BY-SA 4.0 | |
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The Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO: Charger) supersonic transport (SST) was the first of the two supersonic passenger airliners to fly, the other one being the Concorde. Tu-144's unique retractable canard allows the elevons to function as flaperons, bringing the takeoff/landing speeds closer to conventional airliners and allowing to use the same airports. It was one of the last commercial aircraft with a braking parachute, due to difficulties in thrust reverser development.
The Tu-144D addon for FlightGear aims to accurately model the latest long-range variant, 1981 Tu-144D model 09, as of the last built aircraft № 09-1 (reg. 77115) from 1984. It can be installed with the QT launcher hangar URL: https://gitlab.com/fg_shfsn/hangar/-/raw/main/catalog.xml.
Highlights
Updated: September 2022
- FDM based on DATCOM and some literature data, that agrees with normal flight perf in the whole fuel-payload domain.
- FCS, engines, systems and most instruments able to follow the Flight Manual[1]. Note that there will be differences because of the Flight Manual being for № 04-1 (reg. 77106), an old variant of Tu-144 (sans D).
- Automatic management of fuel and center of gravity throughout the whole flight.
- All normal and some emergency procedures documented in the Checklists window, most also working as Tutorials.
- Quick reference and cockpit description, also available in Russian: quick reference and cockpit description.
- In-sim calculator for fuel, payload, center of gravity and change of flight levels.
- Detailed visual almost fully synchronized over MP and supporting the latest Compositor features. Adapted from from @konsni's FSX add-on[2] with improvements and optimizations.
- Automated copilot and engineer doing callouts, performing their tasks during landing and take-off, as well as some on-demand actions such as instrument setting or engine startup.
- Initial support for autostart and state overlays, allowing for quick practice, testing and debugging.
Tutorials, checklists and help
There are available:
- Text operation manuals on russian and english (in tha aircraft folder)
- Interactive checklists (inside the simulator)
- Video tutorials playlist
Characteristics and performance
| Weight | |
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| Empty | 99,200 kg |
| Max T/O | 207,000 kg |
| Normal T/O | < 180,000 kg |
| Max landing | 132,000 kg |
| Fuel max | 106,000 kg |
| Payload max | 15,000 kg |
| Speed | |
| Cruise | Mach 1.9..2.1 |
| Max at 19,000 m | Mach 2.15 |
| Pattern (canard out) | 340 km/h IAS (~ 350 km/h TAS) |
| Approach | 290 km/h IAS (~300 km/h TAS) |
| Altitude | |
| Cruise | 16,000..18,500 m |
| Practical ceiling | 19,700 m |
| Range | |
| Max fuel, 7,500 kg payload | 5700 km |
References
- ↑ Tu-144 Flight Manual №04-1 (reg. 77106) (in Russian). Published by OKB Tupolev.
- ↑ Nikita Konstantinov (@konsni), Mikhail Mitin et al. (2012). Ту-144Д v3.5.
External links
- Rivers, Robert A.; Jackson, E. Bruce, Fullerton, C. Gordon, Cox, Timothy H., Princen, Norman H. (February 1, 2000). A Qualitative Piloted Evaluation of the Tupolev Tu-144 Supersonic Transport (PDF). Published by NASA. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- Bliznyuk V.. The truth about supersonic transport aircraft (in Russian). Archived from the original on Mar 5, 2021. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
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