ANT-20 "Maksim Gorky", A.N.Tupolev
T he ANT-20 was a giant eight-engined propaganda monoplane, developed from the
TB-4. The ANT-20 carried 72 passengers. It also lifted a bar and buffet, film processing lab,
and a movie theater, besides a laundry, a pharmacy and a printing press. This indicates that it was used above the more remote
areas of the USSR, places that still did without the blessing of civilization. It was also fitted with loudspeakers.
| Technical data | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | ANT-20 | ||
| Function | propaganda | ||
| Year | 1934 | ||
| Crew | 10 | ||
| Engines | 8*900hp Mikulin M-34FRN | ||
| Wing span | 63m | ||
| Modified August 27, 1997
by Alexandre Savine; |
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