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Wingspan (m) |
29.77 m (97 ft 8 in) |
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Overall length (m) |
31.26 m (102 ft 7 in) |
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Overall height (m) |
9.38 m (30 ft 9 in) |
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Wing area (m2) |
83.23 m2 (895.9 sq ft) |
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Number of seats |
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Crew |
2–3 |
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Capacity |
102 passengers (tourist-class, 81 cm (32 in) seat pitch) |
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Weights |
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Take-off (t) |
47,900 kg (105,601 lb) |
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An unladen (m): 62.00 |
62.00 |
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Aircraft without fuel (m): 83.46 |
83.46 |
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Paid load (m): 26.00 |
26.00 |
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Landing (m): 89.81 |
89.91 |
Development
Work commenced on the Tu-334 in the early 1990s, but proceeded slowly due to funding problems arising from the break-up of the Soviet Union. A prototype was displayed in 1995, but this was little more than a mock-up with few systems installed. A functional aircraft first flew on February 8, 1999, and later that year, agreements were put in place for MiG to undertake part of the production of the airliner. A Russian type certificate was obtained – after some delay – on December 30, 2003.
Since then, development remained slow due to protracted budget problems. In turn, the certification of the aircraft and its planned entry into serial production was delayed multiple times. As of December 2006 there were firm orders for the Tupolev Tu-334 from seven airlines, including Atlant-Soyuz Airlines and there were letters of intent from 24 airlines to obtain another 297 airplanes.Price per unit for the business version is estimated to be around $43–44 million.