The Tupolev Tu-107 was a prototype

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military transport aircraft developed from the

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. It featured a rear ramp loading door and was intended to carry light vehicles, artillery pieces, or up to 70

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ers. The fuselage was unpressurized, which meant that passengers would have to use oxygen masks. A single prototype was built and flown, but the aircraft was not put in production.

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* {{Tupolev aircraft Tu-0107 Abandoned military aircraft projects of the Soviet Union 1950s Soviet military transport aircraft Twinjets Aircraft first flown in 1958

Specifications (Tu-107)

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