Tupolev Tu-104
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The Tupolev Tu-104 was a twin-engined medium-range turbojet-powered Soviet airliner and the world's first successful jet airliner. Although it was the fourth jet airliner to fly the Tu-104 was the second to enter regular service and the first to provide a sustained and successful service (the Comet had been withdrawn following a series of crashes due to structural failure). The Tu-104 was the sole jetliner operating in the world between 1956 and 1958.

Tupolev Tu-104 was a twin-engined medium-range turbojet-powered Soviet airliner and the world's first successful jet airliner...1
FSFW95 Aeroflot Airlines Tupolev Tu-104B, registration CCCP42430. The Tupolev Tu-104 was the first Russian turbojet-powered airliner to be seen by the Western world.2
1979 – An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104 crashes in Moska-Vnukovo, Russia, killing all 90 on-board. Blame is placed on the crew for failure to request de-icing before departure in an ice storm.3
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aircraft service, when it introduced the Tupolev Tu-104 in 1956. The 20th Communist Party Congress, held in 1956, saw plans for Aeroflot services to be dramatically increased.6
French Sud Aviation Caravelle and Soviet Tupolev Tu-104, which were the world’s first generation of commercial jet aircraft.7
Havilland Comet I and Tupolev Tu-104 preceded it), but this aircraft, and the Douglas DC-8, largely defined what jetliners would look like to this day.8
Sud Aviation Caravelle and Tupolev Tu-104 of the 1950s represented the first generation of jetliners and considerable national prestige was attached to developing prototypes and bringing these various designs 9

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It is the successor of the Tupolev Tu-16 ,

Tupolev Tu-104 is the predecessor of the Tupolev Tu-110.Tupolev Tu-124.

The first Tupolev Tu-104 operated to London Heathrow Airport by Aeroflot, 22 March 1956 Saro Princess Saro Princess Saunders Roe Princess (G-ALUN) in flight, 10
The Tupolev Tu-104 (Camel) is a Soviet twin-jet airliner based upon the Soviet Tu-16 bomber aircraft, and was first flown in 1955.11
Tupolev Tu-104 'Camel' jets on an extensive internal route network from the summer of 1955. The Tu-104 saw service until the mid-1970s.12
Tupolev Tu-104 at Heathrow in 1956 was a complete surprise for the aviation world.13
Tupolev Tu-104 exposé au musée de l'aviation de Prague - Rôle Avion de ligne Constructeur Drapeau : 14
Tupolev Tu-104,Tu-114,Tu-134, Ilyushin IL-14, Canadair CL-44, L-1649A Starliner, Curtiss C-46 Adrian is offline Reply With Quote Old 11-17-2010, 15
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Tupolev Tu-104The Tupolev Tu-104 ( NATO reporting name: Camel was a twin-engined medium-range turbojet-powered Russian airliner.17
The Tupolev Tu-104A version carries 70 passengers in an alternative seating arrangement and is powered by Zubets RD-3M engines, being modified Mikulin Am-3 engines.18
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Height Main
11.90 m
Designer
Andrei Tupolev
Predecessor
Tupolev Tu-16
Engine(jet)
Mikulin AM-3M-500
Length Alt
4005.58
Max Takeoff Weight Main
76000.0
Thrust Main
95.1
Jet Or Prop
jet
Range Main
2650.0
Height Alt
1188.72
Successor
Tupolev Tu-110
Tupolev Tu-124
Max Speed Main
950.0
Developed From
Tupolev Tu-16
Introduced
15
Capacity
50
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
167550.0
Ceiling Main
11
500 m
Number Built
201
Crew
7
Retired
1986
Thrust Alt
21400
Span Main
34.54 m
Area Main
184 m²
Primary user
Aeroflot
Span Alt
3454.4
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Manufacturer
Tupolev
First Flight
17
Number Of Jets
2
Production End Year
1960
Climb Rate Main
10 m-s
Production Start Year
1956
Type of jet
turbojet
Climb Rate Alt
2000.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Tupolev Tu-110
Tupolev Tu-124
Length Main
40.05 m
Area Alt
1975.0
Range Alt
99000.0
Similar Aircraft
* de Havilland Comet* Boeing 707
Max Speed Alt
512
Related
* Tupolev Tu-16* Tupolev Tu-107* Tupolev Tu-110* Tupolev Tu-124
Empty Weight Main
41600.0
Ceiling Alt
37730.0
Produced
1956
Empty Weight Alt
91710.0
Category
Soviet airliners 1950-1959
Tupolev aircraft

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