Obscurity & The Tupolev *Part 1*

Posted:
Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:14 pm
by Sean_TK
I doubt that this post will get any comments since the plane and locations are rather obscure, and many simmers I know have no interest in Russian aviation.......but I'll post this flight anyway!
Flight: Rostov-On-Don (URRR) to Sochi (URSS)
Aircraft: Project Tupolev Tu-154M (NATO Name: "Careless")
Livery: Yakutia Airlines




Thanks for looking! Part 2 coming up soon!
-SeanTK :)
Re: Obscurity & The Tupolev *Part 1*

Posted:
Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:24 am
by Xyn_Air
It's ironic that you should post these pictures today as I was just reading an article about the Tu-154 yesterday! It sounds like one heck of an aircraft, being rugged enough to land and take-off from some rough and tumble locations. Worldwide, it seems that the Tu-154 is also the popular passenger airliner where perhaps Airbus' and Boeing's are not as common (former communist allied countries and so on).
I also have a developing interest in Russian and Ukrainian aviation, but I have not done much flying there yet (in FS, of course). I started studying Russian a little bit ago, and this is branching out into my other existing interests (aviation -> Russian & Ukrainian aviation; food -> Russian food; etc.).
Thanks for posting these shots! I am not sure about anyone else, but I found them very interesting! By the way, where did you get the aircraft? Is it for FS9 or FSX? Does it have a VC? How well did it fly? Are the instruments in Russian or English?
Thanks again,
Darrin
EDIT:
I just saw your links for everything! Great stuff! Thanks!