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  "id": "tu-154-2",
  "name": "Tu-154-2 (Careless)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Jet airliner",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1981,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "KAZ",
    "PRK",
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 4,
  "summary": "Tu-154B-2 A minor modernization of Tu-154B-1. The airplane was designed to be converted from the 160 passenger version to a 180 passenger version by removing the galley.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Tupolev",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 48,
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      "v": 11.4,
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 37.55,
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      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
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      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "201.45 sq m",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 55300,
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      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "3 x Kuznetsov NK-8-2",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "10,500 kg static thrust each",
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      "conf": "medium"
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    {
      "name": "Tu-154",
      "text": "Tu-154 production started in 1970, and the first passenger flight was performed on 9 February 1972. Powered by Kuznetsov NK-8-2 turbofans, it carried 164 passengers. About 42 were built.",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-154A",
      "text": "The first upgraded version of the original Tu-154, the A model, in production since 1974, added center-section fuel tanks and more emergency exits, while engines were upgraded to higher-thrust Kuznetsov NK-8-2U.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-154B",
      "text": "As the original Tu-154 and Tu-154A suffered wing cracks after a few years in service, a version with a new, stronger wing, designated Tu-154B, went into production in 1975. It also had an additional fuselage fuel tank, additional emergency exits in the tail.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-154B-1",
      "text": "Aeroflot wanted this version for increased revenue on domestic routes. It carried 160 passengers. This version also had some minor modifications to the fuel system, avionics, air conditioning, and landing gear. 64 were built from 1977 to 1978.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-154B-2",
      "text": "A minor modernization of Tu-154B-1. The airplane was designed to be converted from the 160 passenger version to a 180 passenger version by removing the galley. The procedure took about 2 1/2 hours. Some of the earlier Tu-154Bs were modified to that standard.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-154S",
      "text": "The Tu-154S is an all-cargo or freighter version of the Tu-154B, using a strengthened floor, and adding a forward cargo door on the port side of the fuselage. The aircraft could carry nine Soviet PAV-3 pallets. Maximum payload – 20,000 kg (44,092 lb).",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-154M",
      "text": "The Tu-154M and Tu-154M Lux are the most highly upgraded versions, which first flew in 1982 and entered mass production in 1984. It uses more fuel-efficient Soloviev D-30KU-154 turbofans.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tu-154M-LK-1",
      "text": "Cosmonaut trainer. This was a salon VIP aircraft modified to train cosmonauts to fly the Buran reusable spacecraft, the Soviet equivalent of the US Space Shuttle.",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "bomber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/tu-154-2.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-tu-154-2": {
      "title": "Tu-154-2 (Careless) Russian Jet Airliner",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Tu-154-2_Careless_Russian_Jet_Airliner",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}