The Tupolev Tu-107 was a Soviet military transport prototype derived from the Tu-104 jet airliner. Its distinguishing change was a rear loading ramp, meant to let the aircraft carry light vehicles, artillery pieces or up to 70 paratroopers, with a payload quoted between 10,000 and 15,000 kilograms. Because the fuselage was left unpressurised, passengers would have needed oxygen masks. Two Mikulin RD-3M-500 turbojets powered it, and a tail turret with two 23 millimetre cannon was specified for defence. Only one aircraft was ever built and flown, converted from a Tu-104 airframe and first flown in 1958, and the type was never put into production.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) EngineMikulin RD-3M-500 axial flow turbojet 1 Comparison
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A single prototype was built and flown, but the aircraft was not put in production.
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Maximum speed: 950 km/h (590 mph, 510 kn)
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Mikulin RD-3M-500 Axial flow turbojet engines
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was a prototype Soviet military transport aircraft
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was a prototype Soviet military transport aircraft
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Tu-107 was a cargo transport version built in 1958.
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