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The Soviet supersonic transport aircraft that actually flew, is the Tu-144. The wings of the Tupolev have a double delta shape. Underneath are closely spaced engine nacelles. In most cases the main landing gears have sixteen wheels each. Finally, most Tu-144s have retractable canard wings below the cockpit.
Compared to other jets with a T-tail and three engines at the rear the Tu-154 has one characteristic making it easy to recognise: the six-wheel main landing gear legs retracting backwards in pods extending from the wing trailing edge. Moreover note the forward pointing bullet fairing at the top of the vertical stabiliser.
Tupolev Tu-16/Xian H-6
The Tu-16 jet bomber has two jet engines placed in the wing roots. The wings have anhedral and the four wheel main landing gear retracts backwards into pods extending from the wing trailing edge. The Xian H-6 is the license-built Chinese version, later further developed.
Tupolev Tu-2
The horizontal stabilisers of the Tu-2's H-tail have a slight dihedral. Other key features are radial engines in long nacelles, with the single wheel main landing gears retracting rearward in them.
The Tu-204 is almost a copy of the Boeing 757; the similarity is striking. Until the development of blended winglets for the 757 the Tu-204 was the only with winglets. However, these are smaller than on the Boeing. Also the cockpit windows and vertical tail are slightly different.
Tupolev Tu-22
The original Tu-22 bomber has a unique engine installation: the two jet engines are placed on top of the rear fuselage, at either side of the vertical stabiliser. In Tupolev style, the main landing gear is mounted in pods at the trailing edge of the wings.
Tupolev Tu-22M
The upgrade version of the original Tu-22 is more conventional in shape with its D-shaped, F-4 Phantom II style air intakes feeding engines in the rear fuselage. Also, the Tu-22M has variable sweep wings. But you can still see elements of the Tu-22, like the nose.
Tupolev Tu-22M3/Tu-22MR
Later versions of the Tu-22M have wedge shaped instead of the D-shaped air intakes. As this gives them a distinctively different appearance, they have their own entry here.
Tupolev Tu-334
Meant as successor of the Tu-134 this aircraft is derived from the Tu-204. Therefore the airplane looks "fatter" than the slender Tu-134. It is most likely confused with the Comac ARJ21, but can be recognised by the short landing gear and large main landing gear doors.
Aero Commander family of piston and turboprop aircraft, known as the Twin Commander series, has high wings, a low horizontal stabiliser and main wheels being retracted in the engine nacelles. In general, the underside of the fuselage sits close to the ground.