Tupolev Tu-116

infobox Aircraft
name =Tu-116
type =Airliner
manufacturer =Tupolev OKB



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primary user =Aeroflot
more users =Soviet Air Force
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number built =2
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developed from = Tupolev Tu-95
variants with their own articles = Tupolev Tu-114

Development

Designed as a stopgap in case the Tu-114A was not finished on time, two Tu-95 bombers were fitted with passenger compartments. As the Tu-114A was built, none of these planes were used for official duty outside the USSR. Both planes had the same layout: a 3 seat VIP section with office space, and the rest of the 70 m3 cabin configured as a normal airliner. Both planes were eventually used as a crew ferry by the various Tu-95 squadrons. One of these machines is preserved at Ulyanovsk Central Airport.

Past operators

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* Aeroflot
* Soviet Air Force

External links

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=UF-aeyS8Zpo Video of Tu-116]