64 years ago, the Soviet Union hit the world with its first passenger jet aircraft

On September 15, 1956, the Tu-104 entered the Aeroflot routes.Until 1958, it was the first in the world used in

passenger aircraft (rather than a prototype in closed tests) jet aircraft.

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.