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The Tu-116, like the Tu-114, was based on the Tu-95 strategic bomber. Both airliners were developed in parallel with the Tu-116 taking priority due to the numerous visits of General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev to both Western and Eastern countries during the so-called Khrushchev Thaw. The aircraft's mission was to transport the head of state ...
Tu-114 Rossiya "Cleat" long-range airliner developed from the Tu-95; Tu-116 two Tu-95 bombers fitted with passenger cabins; Tu-124 "Cookpot" a short-haul jet airliner developed from the Tu-104; Tu-134 "Crusty" a rear-engine evolution of the Tu-124; Tu-144 "Charger" the world's first supersonic airliner; the second one is the more successful ...
Tupolev Tu-110 prototype four-engine version of the Tu-104 for export; Tupolev Tu-114 large long-range turboprop airliner; Tupolev Tu-115 military transport version of the Tu-114; also known as Tu-114VTA; Tupolev Tu-116 two Tu-95s with passenger cabins; Tupolev Tu-119 version of Tu-95LAL powered by both nuclear energy and kerosene
The Tupolev Tu-95 (Russian: Туполев Ту-95; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Long-Range Aviation of the Soviet Air Forces in 1956 and was first used in combat in 2015.
The Tu-114s was a rare example of a plane with a dual-use layout — as a commercial airliner and for government transportation. ... The Tu-116 was a Tupolev Tu-95 ...
Tu-16Z – An early specialized version of the Tu-16 that served as airborne tankers (a refuelling method: wing-to-wing), though retaining their medium bomber role. Tu-16G (Tu-104G) – Fast air mail model, Aeroflot aircrew training version. Tu-16N – A dedicated tanker version for Tu-22/Tu-22M bombers, with probe and drogue system. Entered ...
The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it sent 116 Chinese migrants from the United States back home in the first “large charter flight” in five years. The flight, which ...
This solved problems with cooling and operator space that existed with the narrower Tu-95 and Tu-116 designs. To adhere to the flight range requirements, the plane was fitted with an air-to-air refuelling probe. The Tu-126 had a crew of 12 and carried the Liana radar (NATO reporting name Flap Jack) in a rotodome mounted above