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Originally Posted by Regulus
Nice collect of pics Chris.
Lewis. The Tu114 was actually used? I have always thought that they made it to compete with Concorde, but it was never used. Much like Buran.
Trevor
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Tu-114 was a VERY fast turboprop (propellor) - don't confuse it with the Tu-144 which was the competitor to the Concorde. The Tu-144 did a LOT of internal flights between Moscow and the far east.
The Tu-114 was used a LOT in Russia. The Tu-116 was used very little, with only 2 made and used for airforce rapid transport.