Tupolev Tu-114
four-engined turboprop airliner
Tupolev Tu-114 «Rossiya» (Russian: Tyполев Тy-114 Poccия; NATO reporting name: Cleat) was a Soviet turboprop-powered, long-range airliner designed by Tupolev.
Tu-114 Rossiya | |
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Aeroflot Tu-114 jointly operated with Japan Airlines, at Haneda Airport in 1965 | |
Role | Airliner and strategic airlifter |
Manufacturer | Tupolev OKB |
First flight | 15 November 1957[1] |
Introduction | 24 April 1961[1] |
Retired | 1991[1] |
Status | Retired |
Primary users | Aeroflot Japan Airlines (in association with Aeroflot) Soviet Air Forces[1] |
Produced | 1958–1963 |
Number built | 32 |
Developed from | Tupolev Tu-95[1] |
Variants | Tupolev Tu-126[1] |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Gordon, Yefim; Rigmant, Vladimir (2007). Tupolev Tu-114: The First Soviet Intercontinental Airliner. Ian Allen Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-246-7.[page needed]