Tupolev Tu-404
Tupolev Tu-404 | |
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Role | Double decker airliner |
National origin | Russia |
Manufacturer | Tupolev |
Status | Proposal |
The Tupolev Tu-404 was a
Development
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Work on the Tu-404 was initiated in 1991 in parallel with another widebody design, the
The conventional design featured a two-level passenger aircraft capable of transporting 1,200 people to destinations of up to 10,000 km. The lower level of the fuselage was designed as a multi-section cargo compartment for transporting cargo in standard aviation containers. Two sub-variants of this design were investigated, a mixed passenger-cargo aircraft with the enlarge cargo section and a dedicated cargo model. The massive low-level wing with a leading-edge sweep of 35 degrees and vertical wingtips has massive control surfaces: multi-section leading-edge control surfaces, low-speed control areas, multi-section flaps. Each half of the altitude control surface is made of two sections.
Proposed powerplants included four Kuznetsov NK-44 or Rolls-Royce "Trent" engines installed on underwing pylons. The aircraft's undercarriage consisted of several carts with multiple wheels in each cart. It is retracted into the central fuselage section of the aircraft.[2]
The project did not proceed beyond the stage of marketing models.
Specifications (flying wing)
General characteristics
- Capacity: 1214 passengers
- Length: 59.7 m (195 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 110 m (360 ft 11 in)
- Max takeoff weight: 605,000 kg (1,333,797 lb)
Performance
- Cruise speed: 900 km/h (560 mph, 490 kn)
- Range: 13,500 km (8,400 mi, 7,300 nmi)
See also
- Airbus A380
- Antonov An-225
- Boeing 747-8
- Boeing New Large Airplane
- C-5 Galaxy
- McDonnell Douglas MD-12
- Sukhoi KR-860