1. Il-62
Pavel Adzhigildaev (CC BY-SA 3.0)
This turbojet made its first flight in 1963 and served as “air force one” for Soviet leaders for 30 years. Today, it is still used for cargo transportation in Belarus and for passenger transportation in North Korea.
2. An-2
Evgeny Yepanchintsev/Sputnik
This Soviet biplane first took to the skies in 1947. It was actively used in the civil air fleet, cargo transportation and many other areas. The plane is still indispensable today – it easily and quickly transports passengers to hard-to-reach settlements, where the road on an all-terrain vehicle or a motorboat would take many hours.
3. Yak-40
Rostislav Netisov/Sputnik
This is another turbojet aircraft that has been operating for local and regional airlines since the mid-1960s. And it continues to do so today. In addition, the aircraft is used by the air forces of several Middle Eastern countries.
4. Tu-204
Aleksander Kryazhev/Sputnik
This narrow-body aircraft was developed just before the collapse of the Soviet Union and continues to be used today. About two dozen modifications have been created on the basis of the Tu-204, the most promising of which is the Tu-214.
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