The Tupolev Tu-75 was a Soviet military transport derived from the Tu-4 bomber, itself an unlicensed reverse-engineered copy of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, and was closely related to the Tu-70 airliner. Work began in September 1946 and was confirmed by the Council of Ministers in March 1947. It had a new narrower fuselage with a rear cargo hatch, a vehicle loading ramp and paratroop doors, the first Soviet military aircraft of this class, and could carry up to 12,000 kg of cargo, 120 troops, or 31 stretchers in the ambulance role, powered by four Shvetsov ASh-73TKFN radial engines. The prototype flew on 21 January 1950, but the air force preferred converting Tu-4 bombers, so it never entered production and the prototype crashed in October 1954.
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The Tupolev OKB began work in September 1946 on a military transport version
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The first Soviet military machine of this class
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its first flight taking place on 21 January 1950
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was a military transport variant of the Tu-4 bomber
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until it crashed in October 1954
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4 × Shvetsov ASh-73TKFN 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines
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The Tupolev OKB began work in September 1946 on a military transport version
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The first Soviet military machine of this class
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