Aircraft Model (Name & Manufacturer)
Tupolev Tu-104
Aircraft Category
C
Purpose or Role in Game
Medium ranged narrow bodied jetliner
Why should this aircraft be added?
Historic jetliner, being the second regularly operating jetliner after the de Havilland Comet, and was the only jetliner in service in the world between 1956 and 1958, after the aforementioned Comet was grounded
Airlines that use it
Czech Airlines - became the first airline to operate a route of only jet powered aircraft in 1957, between Prague and Moscow
Aeroflot
Czech Air Force
Mongolian Air Force
Soviet Air Force
Special characteristics or variants
First jetliner in the Soviet Union. Featured drag chute for relatively short runways at the time of introduction, not necessary as airports with large runways became more commonTu-104 - Initial version seating 50 powered by AM-3 engines
Tu-104A - Improved version with better NK-8 engines, 70 passenger capacity
Tu-104B - Further improved version with AM-3M-500 engines, 100 passenger capacity, with fuselage derived from Tu-110
Tu-104D-85 - Tu-104A airframes rebuilt to carry 85 passengers
Tu-104V-115 - Rebuilt Tu-104Bs that could accommodate 115 passengers
Tu-104A/B-TS - Freighter/medevac version of Tu-104A and Tu-104B respectively
Optional: Links or references
Tupolev Tu-104 - Wikipedia
CSA Tu-104A (OK-NDF) dressed as an Alitalia âDC-8-62â for a 1975/1976 movie
