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Russian design bureau with classics such as the Tu-134 and Tu-154 and the Tu-144 supersonic airliner. Hardly ever seen in the West today.
Country: Russia · 7 aircraft types
Single-aisle jets, the workhorses on short- and medium-haul routes: the A320 family, the Boeing 737 and co.
Transports, tankers, trainers and combat aircraft. Seen mainly at military airfields, at airshows and as visitors at civil airports.
Tupolew Tu-160
Tu-160 Blackjack
Painted white, with swing wings, four afterburners and over 54 meters long: the Tu-160 is the largest supersonic bomber ever built in series. Here you find history, technology and identification features of the “White Swan.”
Tupolew Tu-95
Tu-95
Four engines, eight propeller discs and a drone you can hear for miles: the Tu-95 “Bear” has been Russia’s long-range bomber since the 1950s. Here is how to recognize it and how it ends up in NATO photos.
Retired types and vintage aircraft that are only seen on special flights, at air days or in museums.
Tupolev Tu-104
Tu-104
A glazed bomber nose, two engines deep in the wing roots, landing gear pods behind the wing: in 1956 the Tu-104 was the Soviet Union’s first jetliner. Today you meet it only in a museum.
Tupolew Tu-134
Tu-134
Glazed nose, two rear-mounted engines, a high T-tail and landing gear pods behind the wing: the Tu-134 was the Eastern Bloc’s short-haul jet and Interflug’s first jet. Today you will almost only meet one in a museum.
Tupolew Tu-144
Tu-144
Double delta wing, fold-out canards behind the cockpit, four engines close to the fuselage center: the Tu-144 was the Soviet supersonic airliner and flew before Concorde. Here you find the technology, variants, every airframe and the museum locations.
Tupolew Tu-154
Tu-154
Three engines at the tail, a high T-tail and long pods behind the wing: the Tu-154 was the workhorse of Aeroflot and the Eastern Bloc. Today it is almost only seen in museums.
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