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.

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 ...

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 ...