Flight tests of the latest modification of the Tu-214 began in Russia

As it became known, Russian specialists have begun flight tests of the latest modification of the Tu-214 aircraft.

The new product was developed by engineers from the Kazan Aviation Plant, and it will be operated by the special Rossiya flight squad.

Initially, the contract for the production of Tu-214 wassigned back in 2017 and implied the delivery of three of these machines, reports Naked Science. Interestingly, the very first flight of the aircraft took place already in 2018. The second had to wait about two years.

It should be noted that today the composition ofa special flight unit "Russia" is 15 Tu-214 aircraft (in different versions), as well as four Tu-204 aircraft. There is a slight difference between these two models in the form of a maximum take-off weight increased to 110.75 tons.