The Tupolev Tu-124: The Soviet Union's First Turbofan-Powered Airliner

The 1960s were an exciting time for the world of commercial aviation, with newly developed jet engine technology allowing more people to travel further and faster than ever before. When it came to the Soviet Union, the first airliner from the country to be powered by turbofans was the Tupolev Tu-124, of which more than 160 examples were produced in a relatively short five-year cycle. This is its story.



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