The Tupolev Tu-114 Rossiya is a retired large turboprop-powered long-range airliner designed by the Tupolev design bureau and built in the Soviet Union from May 1955. The aircraft was the largest and
Aeroflot Tu-114 at Schiphol Airport in 1964
Tu-114 at the Paris Air Show, 1961
The Ilyushin Il-62 is a Soviet long-range narrow-body jetliner conceived in 1960 by Ilyushin. As a successor to the popular turboprop Il-18 and with capacity for almost 200 passengers and crew, the Il
Tupolev Tu-114
…170 passengers with sleeping berths and a dining lounge. The Tu-114 carried over six million passengers before being replaced by the jet-powered Ilyushin Il-62. Thirty-two aircraft were built at the Kuibyshev aviation plant (No.18) in the early 1960s. In response to a directive No.1561-868 from the Council of…
A Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-62M
Example of the dual-engined nacelle located on opposing sides of the rear fuselage