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Tupolev Tu-114
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-114
The Tupolev Tu-114 Rossiya (Russian: Ty????? ?y-114 Pocc??) (NATO reporting name Cleat) was a turboprop-powered long-range airliner designed by the Tupolev design bureau and built in the USSR from May 1955. The aircraft was the largest and fastest passenger plane at that time and also had the longest range (10,900 km (6,800 mi)). It has held the official title of fastest propeller-driven aircraft since 1960. Due to its swept wing and powerplant design, the Tu-114 was able to travel at speeds typical of modern jetliners (880 km/h (550 mph)). Although it was able to accommodate 224 passengers, when operated by Aeroflot, it was more common to provide 170 sleeping berths and a dining lounge. In 14 years of civilian service, the Tu-114 was reported to have a high level of safety and reliability. The Tu-114 carried over six million passengers before being replaced by the jet-powered Ilyushin Il-62. 32 aircraft were built at the Kuibyshev aviation plant (?18) in the early 1960s. The Tu-114 used the basic wing, empennage, landing gear, and powerplants of the Tu-95 bomber, mated to a totally new pressurized fuselage of much larger diameter. To cope with the increased weight, increased landing flap surface area was required, and the flap chord was increased compared to the bomber's flaps. The wing was mounted low on the fuselage, giving the Tu-114 a much higher stance on its landing gear than the bomber. As a result, a new nose landing gear strut was required, although the main landing gear remained unchanged. The Tu-114 was able to reach speeds typical of modern jetliners (880 km/h), but its cruising speed equivalent to Mach 0.71 was markedly lower than equivalent jet airliners such as the Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8, and Vickers VC10, which usually cruised at Mach 0.83. It carried up to 224 passengers in maximum carriage configuration, although a more usual number for long-distance transcontinental flights was 170 passengers, which enabled the planes to be fitted with such luxuries as sleeping berths and even a dining lounge for the upper-class cabin. Role Airliner and strategic airlifter Manufacturer Tupolev OKB First flight November 15, 1957; 59 years ago Introduction 24 April 1961 Retired 1991 Status Retired Primary users Aeroflot Japan Airlines (in association with Aeroflot) Soviet Air Force Produced 1958–1963 Number built 32 Developed from Tupolev Tu-95 Variants Tupolev Tu-126 The Tu-114 had several unique technological features for its time such as: * Wings swept back at 35 degrees — the same angle as for the Boeing 707 and several other pure turbojet-powered airliners * Powerful Kuznetsov NK-12MV turboprops, the most powerful turboprop engines ever produced, each driving two AV-60H contra-rotating four-bladed reversible-pitch propellers. * Lower deck galleys. A lift for meal transport connected the galley to the upper deck; originally a member of the crew was a chef. * Lower deck aircrew rest area. * Long landing gear (the nose gear was three m high) due to its large propeller diameter. Many destination airports did not have steps tall enough to reach the Tu-114's cabin door because of this. The first Tu-114, registration CCCP-?5611, was first shown to the West in 1958 at the Brussels World Exhibition. It later carried Nikita Khrushchev on his first trip to the US, the first such visit by any Soviet leader. When it arrived at Andrews Air Force Base, the ground crew found that the aircraft was so large and its landing gear so tall that they had no passenger steps high enough to reach the forward hatch. Khrushchev and his party were obliged to use the aircraft's own emergency escape ladder. The last flight of this particular plane was in 1968, and it is now on display at the Central Air Force Museum at Monino, outside of Moscow. Similar issues were experienced when the plane first landed at London and Paris airports, neither of which had hosted a plane of this size. With the increasing use of the Il-62, the Tu-114s were shifted to long domestic flights from Domodedovo to Alma-Ata, Tashkent, Novosibirsk and Khabarovsk. Tu-114s were also used for charter operations for senior officials of the USSR and various official delegations. The Tu-114 had a short commercial service life compared to other Soviet airliners, being operated on regular flights from 1962 to 1976 (in comparison, the Il-62 is still in civilian service 47 years after its introduction, as of 2014). The fatigue life of the airframe was set at 14,000 flying hours. Most of the aircraft passed this point in 1976. By the summer of 1977, Aeroflot decided to scrap 21 aircraft at the same time. A few continued in use by the Soviet Air Force until 1991. The Tu-114 was known for reliability, speed and fuel economy. Tu-114 burned 5,000-5,500 kg/hour of fuel at cruise flight. Its safety record was rarely matched (there was only one accident involving fatalities but the plane was not airborne at the time) and was only withdrawn from service after the introduction of the Il-62 and after carrying over six million passengers with Aeroflot and Japan Airlines. Specifications (Tu-114) Crew: five Capacity: 120–220 passengers Payload: Normal: 15,000 kg (30,070 lb) Maximum: 30,000 kg (66,140 lb) Length: 54.10 m (177 ft 4 in) Wingspan: 51.1 m (167 ft 7.75 in) Height: 15.44 m (50 ft 8 in) Wing area: 311.1 m² (3,349 ft²) Empty weight: 85,800–88,200 kg (189,15–194,450 lb) Loaded weight: 131,000 kg (289,000 lb) Max. takeoff weight: 175,000 kg (385,809 lb) Powerplant: 4 × Kuznetsov NK-12MV turboprops driving contra-rotating props, 11,000 kW (14,800 hp) each Performance Maximum speed: 870 km/h (470 kn, 541 mph) at 8,000 m (26,250 ft) Cruise speed: 770 km/h (415 kn, 478 mph) Range: 9,720 km (5,244 nmi) Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,000 ft) Wing loading: 421 kg/m² (86.2 lb/ft²) Power/mass: 168 W/kg (0.102 hp/lb) * |
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