View of nose landing gear wheel well. On nose leg we can see taxi light, then two steering actuators, steering control valve behind plastic cover controlled by two cables from cockpit. In the middle of wheel well is main extension/retraction actuator, two brake blocks to stop wheel rotation when wheels are retracted, ground call horn and transfer cylinder located behind the light.
Tu-154 was designed to substitute Tu-104, Il-18 an An-10. It was equipped with robust undercarriage to withstand conditions on small provincial airports.
Detail of service door equipped with escape slide. We can see girt bar stored on hooks on slide cover. After closing the door the slide can be easily armed by conneting of girt bar to fitting on cabin floor. Then escape slide will be simply activated by opening the door.
15.12. Most colourfull A319 CSA, newly with Air Baltic sticker on forward fuselage. This aircraft was leased to Air Baltic for Riga - Abu Dhabi 4x weekly scheduled flights effective 16.12.2013.
