World Records
The Tu-114 holds a number of aviation records. In June 1959 the Aviation Sports committee of the Central Air Club named after Valeriy P. Chkalov approached the Tupolev OKB suggesting that various aviation records could be taken by Tupolev designed aircraft. The Tupolev OKB prepared a detailed plan for record attempts on the Tu-16, Tu-104, Tu-104B, Tu-95M and Tu-114. The second pre-production Tu-114 (CCCP-76459) was prepared and clearance obtained to fly with the 60 tonne payload required for some of the record attempts. In a series of flight beginning on 24 March 1960 the Tu-114 achieved the following records in Sub-class : C-1 (Landplanes) Group 2 : turboprop :-
- 24 March 1960
- Maximum speed on a 1,000 km (620 mi) closed circuit with payloads of 0 to 25,000 kg (0 to 55,000 lb)
- Pilot : Ivan Sukhomlin (USSR)
- Captain : B. Timochuk + 4 other crew
- Course/place : Sternberg-Point Observatory (USSR)
- 871.38 km/h (541.45 mph)
- 1 April 1960
- Maximum speed on a 2,000 km (1,200 mi) closed circuit with payloads of 0 to 25,000 kg (0 to 55,000 lb)
- Pilot : Ivan Sukhomlin (USSR)
- 2nd pilot : N. Kharitonov + 3 other crew
- Course/place : Sternberg-Point Observatory (USSR)
- Tu-114 '76459'
- 857.277 km/h (532.687 mph)
- 9 April 1960
- Maximum speed on a 5,000 km (3,100 mi) closed circuit with payloads of 0 to 25,000 kg (0 to 55,000 lb)
- Pilot : Ivan Sukhomlin (USSR)
- 2nd pilot : Konstantin Sapelkin (2nd pilot)
- Course/place : Sternberg-Point Observatory (USSR)
- Tu-114 '76459'
- 857.212 km/h (532.647 mph)
- 12 July 1961
- Altitude with payloads of 25,000 to 30,000 kg (55,000 to 66,000 lb)
- Pilot : Ivan Sukhomlin (USSR)
- 2nd pilot : Piotr Soldatov
- Course/place : Vnukovo (USSR)
- 12,073 m (39,610 ft)
- 21 April 1962
- Maximum speed on a 10,000 km (6,200 mi) with payload of 1,000 to 10,000 kg (2,200 to 22,000 lb)
- Pilot : Ivan Sukhomlin (USSR)
- 2nd pilot : P. Soldatov
- Course/place : Sternberg-Point Observatory (USSR)
- Tu-114 '76467'
- 737.352 km/h (458.169 mph)
All these records stand but the category was discontinued when the category was split into take-off weight sub groups. Similar records have been set in the new sub-groups by Tu-95 and Tu-142 aircraft at faster speeds.
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