Tupolev ANT-14
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The ANT-14 Pravda, was a Soviet aircraft, which served as the flagship of the Soviet propaganda squadron.
The ANT-14 was an enlargement of the ANT-9 with a wingspan of 40.40 m as against the 23.80 m of the ANT-9. Powered by five 358 kW Bristol Jupiter radial engines, it was capable of carrying a crew of five, as well as 36 passengers, at a maximum speed of 236 km/h. However cruise speed was only 195 km/h. Empty weight was 10,650 kg and maximum take-off weight was 17,146 kg. The ANT-14 had a range of 1,200 km, and an operational ceiling of 4,220 m.
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The ANT-14 carried over 40,000 passengers before being grounded in 1941.