On September 15, 1956, the Tu-104 entered the Aeroflot routes.Until 1958, it was the first in the world used in
The history of this aircraft began back in 1953,when the Tupolev Design Bureau received the task to create a jet passenger liner. In order not to waste time, the Tupolevites took the newly developed Tu-16 bomber as a basis. The terms of reference for the Tu-104 indicated that the car should take on board up to 50 passengers and up to 1250 kg of cargo, fly at a speed of 959-1000 km / h at a distance from 3200 to 3500 km and have a take-off run of no more than 1650 m.