>Tu-114
>massive turboprops
those bad boys were *loud*
strong aesthetics, obviously
ah but why not? turboprops are efficient and reliable, and *almost* as fast as turbofans
and the airframe was a solid design
the civvies retained the glazed nose station with its optically flat lower pane 😏
sadly the view from pilot's station in Tu 114 wasn't as grand as on the B29 or the He 111
from the trenches:
chonkers make surprisingly good fast bois
the most important fast chonker
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