RCP Express Tupolev Tu-334/D-334
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I just figured that the Tu-334 I just made would be a perfect fit for domestic routes on my fictional airline, so I did this!
And no, I haven't forgotten the Singapore Airlines 747-400 (though I do have something I want to make first, so that may only come out end of this year)
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(lore) About the RCP Express D-334
Right after the cancellation of the Tu-334 program as mentioned in my original post, RCP Express, the regional subsidiary of RCP Airways, got pretty upset about it. This was due to it having ordered 30 of the type, intended for its domestic and regional routes, only to have the plane cancelled.
Following this, RCP Engineering took matters into its own hands and made a deal to buy the plans and manufacturing rights to the aircraft from the United Aircraft Corporation, which had absorbed Tupolev. The aircraft's name was thus changed from the Tu-334 to the D-334, D being the initial for all of RCP Engineering's commercial aircraft. Besides RCP Express, several Russian airlines renewed their orders for the aircraft after hearing this news.
Production of the D-334 began in October 2009, with the first plane being delivered to RCP Express on 1 November 2009.
RCP Express still flies the type, although it is planning to replace 5 D-334s with 10 D-03-100s to service the RCP's water airports.
Livery Projects (not in sequence)
Completed liveries are in blue and linked (excluding this one)
Check the latest post for updates on this list!
Build requests that I accept will be reflected here.
Cessna 172X
A330-300
- Korean Air Flight 631
A340-300
A340-600
A350-900
A350F
- SIA Cargo
DC-8
CV-990
- Spantax Flight 400
737-3000 Quadjet
777-100
777-200
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
A310-300
- Singapore Airlines Flight 117
747-400
- Singapore Airlines Flight 286
787-9
- Scoot
A320-200
- Jetstar Asia
C919
- Air Koryo
D-03-100
Tu-154
- Polish Air Force Flight 101
Tu-334
- Prototype Livery
- RCP Express
(not very) Weekly Weapons
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Tupolev Tu-334
- Successors 1 airplane(s) +7 bonus
- Created On Mac
- Wingspan 94.9ft (28.9m)
- Length 102.1ft (31.1m)
- Height 31.0ft (9.5m)
- Empty Weight 46,466lbs (21,076kg)
- Loaded Weight 78,497lbs (35,606kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.631
- Wing Loading 44.6lbs/ft2 (217.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,760.1ft2 (163.5m2)
- Drag Points 31496
Parts
- Number of Parts 300
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 1,488
Nice boi
Nic3