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Tu-116 | |
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The only surviving Tu-116 on display at the Ulyanovsk Aircraft Museum | |
Role | VIP transport |
Manufacturer | Tupolev |
First flight | April 23, 1957[1] |
Primary user | Soviet Air Force |
Number built | 2 |
Developed from | Tupolev Tu-95 |
The Tupolev Tu-116 (Russian: Tyполев Тy-116) is a turboprop-powered long-range airliner designed by the Tupolev design bureau and built in the USSR.