A Race Into the Jet Age In the 1950s, the Soviet Union watched in shock as Britain unveiled the de Havilland Comet, the ...

So, too, does the frightening story of the Soviet Union's Tupolev TU-104, the jet airliner that could be truly terrifying to ride. Here's the frightening lowdown on this unique yet dangerous aircraft.

Last week a TU-104 jet passenger airliner had aboard four West Germans and a Briton (as well as 16 Chinese Communist officials) when it crashed 380 miles east of Moscow on a flight from Peking to ...

Tupolev even placed the design in the civilian market, where—in the Aeroflot fleet it—was named the Tupolev Tu-104. Chinese Service ...

The jet age had truly arrived. The Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8, Comet 4, Sud AviationCaravelle and Tupolev Tu-104 were soon joined by other types such as the BAC One-Eleven, Hawker Siddeley Trident ...

On Aug. 11, 1959 a Tupolev Tu-104 aircraft flying from Leningrad landed in Sheremetyevo. This day is considered the official birthday of Sheremetyevo International Airport.

Tupolev's engines power two sets of 18-foot-long blades that spin in opposite directions; this makes them more efficient but also creates enormous noise. The Tu-95 is considered to be the noisiest ...