I wholehearted agree. As far as Iraq using it in "anti-terrorist" training, I find that as likely as Palestinians, Libyans, and Chechnyans undergoing the same. Note the similiarities in seating arrangements with the Boeing 757:
Tupolev-154
Food for thought.
It doesn't matter if it's a Boeing 707, a TU-154, or whatever. It's a plane.
Charles Henrickson
Note the similiarities in seating arrangements with the Boeing 757:
struwwelpeter
Yes it does matter. If the type of airplane is incorrectly stated, people will doubt the veracity of the rest of the information. I myself tend to disregard news sources that have high error rates. Considering that Iraq has been a Soviet and Russian client for years, the Tupolev is much more likely than a Boeing aircraft.
Struwwelpeter is right about the similarity in seating arrangements between the Tupolev-154 and the Boeing 757. The Tupolev is based on reverse engineering of the Boeing 727. The Boeing 707, 720, 727, 737, and 737 all share the same upper body cross-section. Terrorists trained to control the cabin of a Tupolev-154 should be able to control similarly dimensioned Boeing and Airbus single aisle planes.