Always the showman on the international stage and determined not to be shown up again by the Americans, Khrushchev decided to fly to the U.S. for his historic 1959 visit in the large Tupolev Tu-114.

On this day in aviation history, 68 years ago (November 15, 1957), the Tupolev Tu-114 Rossiya flew for the first time. Recognized by NATO as the Cleat, the Tu-114 was a Soviet long-range turboprop ...

Moscow's Domodedovo airport has begun the dismantling of one of the last remaining examples of the Tupolev Tu-114 Rossiya contra-rotating turboprop that had been standing as gate guardian since 1977 ...

This plane became the largest transport plane in the mid 20th century, but was only in operation for 20 years. Why? The Tu-114 is a long-haul aircraft, which is made for the transport of passengers ...

What happens when you turn a strategic bomber into a passenger plane? You get the Tu-114 - a turboprop monster capable of jet speeds and intercontinental range. For 16 years, it roared across the ...