| Tu-155 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) СССР-85035 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Alternative fuel testbed aeroplane |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Aviakor |
| Primary user | Flight Testing Base of the Tupolev Design Bureau |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 15 April 1988 |
| Developed from | Tupolev Tu-154 |
The Tupolev Tu-155 is a modified Tupolev Tu-154 (СССР-85035) which was used as an alternative fuel testbed, and was the world's first experimental aircraft operating on hydrogen and later liquid natural gas.[1] The similar Tu-156 was never built.
- ^ Graham E. Dorrington; Glenn Baxter; Cees Bil; Aleksandar Subic; Pavel M. Trivailo (2013). "Prospects for Liquefied Natural Gas and other Alternative Fuels for Future Civil Air Transportation". Proceedings of the 15th Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC15). Melbourne, Australia: Royal Aeornautical Society, Australia Division: 116–125.