This aircraft had 6,000 hours on it. You will find very few US airliners with time this low, even if manufactured years later.
“This aircraft had 6,000 hours on it. You will find very few US airliners with time this low, even if manufactured years later.”
While the TU 154 was an attempt to “emulate” the iconic Boeing 727, it was a piece of crap by comparison. I have been told that it doesn’t have hydraulic servos on the controls, so it’s a brute force aircraft. And you’re right 6,000 hours is a very, very low-time A/C.
Read this:
https://www.rte.ie/news/2016/1225/841205-tu-154-record/