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c/n 5611. The Tu-114 was an airliner designed to have an 8,000km range. It used the swept wings, tail and undercarriage of the Tu-95 bomber, mated to a new, fully pressurized fuselage. It could equal jet airliners for max speed, and could carry 224 passengers, although it was usually configured for 170 to give greater luxury. 32 were built and the final aircraft were retired from the Soviet Air Force in 1991. A very reliable type, it also had a very good safety record with only one fatal incident (which happened on the ground). This is actually the first prototype of this impressive aircraft and was built in 1957. It was used by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchov on a state visit to the US in 1959, which must have turned a few heads at Andrews AFB! It remained as a test aircraft until retired in 1968 and in 1972 it flew to Monino for preservation. On display at the Central Air Force museum, Monino, Moscow Oblast, Russia.

27th August 2017
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Author Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK
Camera location55° 49′ 57.36″ N, 38° 10′ 52.44″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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