Tu-114 - the most Soviet airliner in the world
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Published 2022-07-08
At the time of its creation, it was the largest passenger aircraft in the world. Having lost this title to the Boeing 747, it is still considered the largest civil turboprop aircraft.
During the design process, the Tu-114 was based on the Tu-95 strategic bomber. The passenger plane took the wing and engines from it, however, most of the other elements and systems were specially developed for it. Due to its impressive size and weight, the Tu-114 incorporated a significant number of advanced solutions in the field of passenger comfort, which made it one of the most luxurious Soviet aircraft.
In total, 33 aircraft were manufactured, actively flying on domestic and international flights until the mid-1970s.
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00:00 - Introduction
04:14 - The "Izdeliye 114"
09:25 - Welcome aboard
18:13 - The L5611 adventures
19:52 - Cuban tourists
22:17 - Not long operation
All Comments (21)
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Having actual footage showing the inside made this video a 10/10. An extremely interesting aircraft to see.
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Loved the inside details, wow what a classic way to fly
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I cannot understand why such a treasure of an aircraft would not be housed in an indoor museum. This was an interesting video for a U.S. aviation enthusiast to see.
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I like these 1950s Soviet planes being absolutely luxurious by today's standards
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Not mentioned is that the TU-114 was used on a regularly scheduled transatlantic route to North America into Montreal. When I was a small boy in the 1960s we lived below the flight path for Montreal's Dorval airport. We used to regularly see Aeroflot's big and loud TU-114 coming in for the Moscow-Montreal flight. On special occasions, dad would take my brother and I to the airport where we could stand on the external observation deck (anyone remember those ?) from which we got to see, hear, and smell the planes, including occasionally the TU-114.
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I flew on one of these from Samarkhand to Irkutsk in 1970. I remember it being very, very loud with strong vibrations, we sat up front...
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I flew on a similar but smaller aircraft to Moscow 19 1983. During the flight I was invited up to the cockpit ( same as the TU-114) and allowed to remain there on landing in Prague for refueling.
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I'm so glad some people have the foresight to save the planes from this era. From the mid 70's on, all planes are pretty much flying Greyhounds... but back before then? Style, innovation, a truly great time in aviation advancement...
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Tu-114 and L-1049 Super constellation are two of most beautiful prop driven passenger planes ever built.
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Possibly the "coolest" turboprop ever ! What a sleek design !
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Love the TU 114. Looks like a giant grasshopper the way it sits on the tarmac. The 2 other Soviet classics of real interest are the Il62 & TU 154
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The interior is absolutely unlike todays standards, where just the amount of seats counts. I like the restaurant part which has a cool art deco look, like a 1930s or1940s ocean liner. The cruising speed wasn't bad either, a modern jet liner cruises maybe 100-150km/h faster as this plane did. Only the noise would have been incredible, I bet you would hear the drone several days after the flight in your head.
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The TU-95 Bear is my favorite aircraft of all time. Such a long slender and beautiful beast! The sound of the engines and props at start up are unique and amazing. Many years ago I flew in a TU-154 several times across Russia.
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As an American that grew up during the Cold War I’m so impressed with the Soviet aviation products!
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Very classy, beautiful and technological piece of history. Great to have it seen from the inside too!
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I still find the contra-rotating props of this monster so cool. As an aero engineer, I recognize the limitations of the system, but also as an engineer I recognize the coolness of pushing this kind of system to its limits! I also find it interesting how the soviets would adapt bombers to being airliners, whereas in the west, airliners of the modern era have almost nothing in common with a bomber.
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The Soviet and American Military were waiting for the start of the brightest and shortest war in History ! LOL , once again , a great sense of humor ! Keep up the good work !
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Its classy and cool at so many levels: the engineering, interior design, size - truely stunning👍
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The TU-114 was a magnificent aircraft, truly unique.
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Wow, thanks for the fascinating clip. Having flown a couple of times in Ilyushins and Tupolevs myself, never thought the early generation Soviet liners were so luxurious. "The food was prepared in the kitchen downstairs .. " Amazing.
