yes that true, that blue colour is not at all good, i just don like that color and they use the same colours in their military aircrafts too… a bit less contrasting color wud be fine …But i guess they are using these contrasts so that the pilots need not have to search for any black switches (?) …. or any other shades which could blend into the cockpit colours making it difficult ….. but dont the A380 too have a different shade of blue in their cockpit??

Not sure if anyone has seen the article in next month’s AW regarding 3 204’s in a completely abysmal state. Managed to find a picture of one of them (RA-64008 @ Moscow Vnukovo VNK).

iI dont know if that pictured on is actually a Vnukovo airlnes pic, as their paint scheme (or livery as u experts say) is different ….. and can u plzz post that article in here if u don mind, wanna read it

and the pic suggests that the a/c is there for a ‘long haul’ and so they removed their engines??

here is another pic of the airlines and u can see their livery (and numbered RA-64011)…. and one engine is gone (for repair hopefully after a bird hit?) …. and the other pictures showing some emergency crew getting near another of their a/c …. maybe a bird hit or something.is their anyone who can throw some light on that incident…. somehwre in Russia..

Another factor abt the Tu-204 being that it was build as a new generation jet with a view to compete in the international market and it was to become operational before 1990, but then the all the crisis blew out and it missed out to even get a glimpse of the market and not surprisingly not many know abt the Russian civilian aircrafts.

The Tu-204 was to feature goodies such as such as color displays (b4 90) instead of the dials, new ‘steering column’. Another factor being that the body joints in the Tu-204 was reduced to 70 percent as compared to the Tu-154 and the 22 meter wing did not had a single joint.

It was meant to be lighter to the Boeing-757 and as spacious as the A320. And not surprisingly was to compete in the market with the lightness of the boeing and the spaciousness of the Airbus with a seating capacity of 214 and a payload of 21 tonnes.

I hope the mods move it to the general one as it don seem to fit in this Historic thread, but hope u guys enjoyed this little one …

Total flying hours of Prem PS-90A engines on Russian passenger planes completed One Million in September

In September total flying hours of Perm PS-90A engines set up on Russia’s passenger planes were 1 million. The PS-90A engines, as to their performance characteristics, comply with standards of the world’s best up-to- date engines in the given thrust class (16-18 ton-force). Mass production of the PS-90A engines began in 1989, and in 1992 the engine received a type certificate. To date more than 100 PS-90A engines have actively been used by Russian companies’ aircraft fleets. The engines are installed on long-range passenger airplanes Il-96-300, intermediate range Tu-204s and Tu-214s, transport Il-78 family aircraft and experimental airplanes Tu-330. Tu-234, Il-96-400T aicraft which are planned to be put into operation in the near future. Moreover, the PS-90A engines are installed on Russian President’s two Il-96-300PU airplanes. The leader PS_90A engine installed on Aeroflot’s IL-96-300 liner has a total of 20.000 flying hours in 14 years.

In summer 2004 the PS-90A engine overcame a mark of 8.000 hours in operation without its removal from the plane wing. The engine complies with the present-day ICAO requirements in relation to noise and emission. In 2003-2004 the Perm engine -building factory jointly with the Iskra scientific and production association, FGUP UNIIKP and FGUP ‘Mashinostroitel’ launched mass production of noise absorbing devices of the second generation to ensure that IL-96-300,Tu-204-100, Tu-214 and IL-76 aircraft comply with the ICAO noise and emission requirements, Perm engine- building factory’s press centre reported.

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And some infor abt the engine from the company

PS-90A

Fuel consumption does not exceed
– 7000 … 8000 kg per 1 flight hour (for IL- 96 – 300);
– 3500 kg per 1 flight hour (for TU-204)

Oil consumption
– No more than 0.3 kg per 1 engine for 1 flight hour

High reliability and life of the engine are provided by:
– Application of new design techniques for assigned life parts and components;
– Comprehensive upgrading of the basic parts on special benches to get target life;
– Efficient monitoring of the engine condition in field operation

The engine has a modular design.

Number of modules – 11.

Some modules are replaceable during field operation. It is equipped with a two-channel electronic control and monitoring system ensuring duly display of malfunctions and on-condition operation.

Total design life:
Hot section : 12500 hours;
Cold section: 25000 hours.

and below some spec table and dia of the engine

Ok guys some more pictures to the Tu-204s pic thread …

This time Tu-204-100