| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | CCCP-76462 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Tupolev Tu-114 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Tupolev Tu-114/126 |
| Aircraft Version: | Tupolev Tu-116 |
| C/n (msn): | 6800402 |
| Operator Titles: | Aeroflot |
| Local Operator Name: | Аэрофлот |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Ulyanovsk - BaratayevkaMap |
| Country: | Russia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: UWLL IATA: ULV Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Ulyanovsk Aircraft Museum |
| Photo Date: | 20 July 2007 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 20040 |
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Unique passenger aircraft among the 32 in the Ulyanovsk museum. The Tu-116, like the Tu-114, was based on the Tu-95 bomber, its mission being to transport the head of state along with his security staff and entourage. Development of the Tu-116 parallel to the Tu-116 airliner was justified by Khrushchev's visit to the United States, at which time the Tu-114 might not have been ready. Two Tu-116s were completed, neither actually being used to carry the president but instead to ferry Tu-95 maintenance crews This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 November 2017, and has since been viewed 1280 times. |