| Tu-70 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Airliner |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 27 November 1946 |
| Developed from | Tupolev Tu-4 |
| Variants | Tupolev Tu-75 |
The Tupolev Tu-70 (Russian: Туполев Ту-70; NATO reporting name: Cart) was a Soviet passenger variant of the Tu-4 bomber, an unlicensed, reverse engineered copy of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress.[1] Designed immediately after the end of World War II, it used a number of components from Boeing B-29s that had made emergency landings in the Soviet Union after bombing Japan.[2] It had the first pressurized fuselage in the Soviet Union and first flew on 27 November 1946.[3] The aircraft was successfully tested, recommended for serial production, but ultimately not produced because of more pressing military orders and because Aeroflot had no requirement for such an aircraft. A military cargo aircraft version was the Tupolev Tu-75.
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- ^ "Intrusions, Overflights, Shootdowns and Defections During the Cold War and Thereafter". myplace.frontier.com. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ Gordon, p. 105