The Tu-324: features, the scheme of the salon, modifications, and interesting information

A Vast territory, a large distance between the regions and the cities, the lack of road infrastructure, especially in the North and East of our country require an active restoration and further development of transport infrastructure.

Ecology and progress - need to make friends

A Number of factors and the peculiarities of our vast country did not allow such planes as the Superjet and MS-21 to fully close the issue of replacing the old aircrafts of the Soviet production. And, unfortunately, many airports in the Russian settlements cannot be called modern and convenient due to the relatively short runways. Overhaul in such “hubs” is not cost-effective due to small passenger traffic. Thus the idea of creation of modern aircraft, able to land at the “outdated” airports in Russia.

Aircraft TU 324. Description. Creation history

The MAKS-2017 demonstrated suitable aircraft. They found the TU-324 joint production of JSC «Tupolev” and aircraft factory in the Republic of Tatarstan (KAZ).

Here is what they write on that plane in a variety of media.

The TU-324 has been developed in accordance with the technical requirements for the design aircraft a number of Russian regional airlines and the Russian scientific research Institute of civil aviation. He should become a worthy replacement of the YAK-40 (34 seats), TU-134 (70). Airlines really need to replace these two models. A good compromise – 52-seater aircraft.

Surprisingly, the money for this project is not allocated from the state budget and regional investors of the Republic of Tatarstan. Engineers, designers and work very quickly and provide the quality that meets the highest standards and technologies. Four more companies (not listed) on its own initiative developed a new engine AI-222-25.

Digital development is an indicator of high industrial

According to the press-Secretary of the Kazan plant for the first time in the history of the Russian aviation industry, new aircraft and engines are developed entirely in digital form. Experts have spent at least 2 years for the design and study of new types of engines. After 1000 hours of testing the new model showed good results that fully meet the stated requirements. The result is 324, I think Tupolev has excellent performance, meets the highest international standards in this subclass. It is superior fuel efficiency SSJ-60 (Super jet) approximately 28 %. The main characteristics of the TU-324 is pretty good. In the table below they are listed. After the table with the characteristics of the TU-324 scheme is presented.

TU 324. The scheme of the cabin. Modification. Information

The Passenger cabin of the TU-324 is quite wide: width-2.6 meters, height of 1.9 meters. There are business and economic class. As an option the aircraft can be kitchen, Internet, entertainment system for passengers, including can display the current flight path.

The Scheme of the cabin - "2-2" (for 2 rows of seats on each side).

Assumed the following modifications:

• Elongated Tu-414;
• TU-324 (with business class);
• TU-414 (with business class).

ICAO claims will not be

It is So accepted in this organization that it has imposed increasing requirements for any noise level. Put various devices on the runway, the trajectory of takeoff and landing, the so-called special monitors that are configured for a certain number of DECIBEL. TU-324 is responsible not only modern standards, but more stringent future requirements of ICAO.

The aircraft will be able to perform not only easy procedures NADP1, NADP2, NADP(A) or NADP(B), but also any other set of local authorities (good power to weight ratio and light weight).

How high will you fly this plane

While the plane was designed precisely to solve our regional problems, they are interested in CIS, Africa,Asia And Latin America. It is also planned to try to compete in the Chinese aviation market.

Still, objectively, you need to understand that the main goal is the revival of the strategic bomber TU-160. An-140 somehow cope with regional transportation, but the Ukrainian crisis and liquidation of the Russian-Ukrainian program leave Russia without short-haul machines. And since the same TU-214 produced by a couple per year, and loading of aircraft factories remains low. And if all to neglect, the day will come when aircraft factories generally lose their competence, and corproate as the TU-160 (TU-160 M2) and a Promising aviation complex distant aviation (PAK DA) will be available for our aircraft industry. How can it be different if no downloads? To become an athlete you need to train every day. That is the essence of such projects, such as the TU-324.

Interesting facts

The prototypes for the TU-324 discussed a lot, but never found the money from the budget, therefore, initially looked for investors who would have invested in this project.

At the end of 2012 was adopted the state program of development of aviation industry for the period 2013-2025. information about the project was not.

In April of 2015, acting President of Tatarstan in an interview to Russian journalists drew attention to this regional aircraft.

But that said, the adviser to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Nazir Kireyev:

“much has Been done to promote the TU-324 as necessary for the aviation industry aircraft. Created a unique booklets, has released a print run of about 800 units, banners. Before the exhibition they have proposed a model airplane for demonstration at the exhibition of KB "Tupolev". We refused, and we had to ask Valery Nikolaevich Pobezhimova (chief designer “Anicca”). Where he was subsequently represented”.

Director of the company «ENIKS” Pobežimov V. N.:

“We did it as Rustam Nurgalievich was very ill for this plane.

In the case made a huge production: has mastered the engine, avionics, all certified, in excellent condition, in line with European standards of airworthiness. The 99th was transferred to the documentation on the glider, made tooling and a tool for creating liner, was bought for $ 15.6 million of new riveting machine guns. The government of Tatarstan has already ordered a pilot of the engine AI-22 for a lot of money. In total, since 2007, the group under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan has managed to involve in this project is about 330 million dollars”.

As we can see, short-haul passenger aircraft TU-324 is doomed to take off. After all, unlike the Superjet-100, where many foreign inwards, the aircraft will be fully domestic: scheduled tested electronics and avionics, are showing themselves to be-200.

Good luck TU-324 and wait for it by 2018-2020!