The Soviet's Answer To The Ford Trimotor | Tupolev ANT-9

Published at : 17 Dec 2025

Today we're taking a look at the first true airliner that saw mass production in the Soviet Union: the Tupolev ANT-9.

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Recommended Reading:

Tupolev Aircraft Since 1922; Bill Gunston; Naval Institute Press.
OBK Tupolev - A History of the Design Beureau and its Aircraft; Yefim Gordon, Vladimir Rigmant; Midland Publishing; 2005.
Tupolev The Man and His Aircraft; Paul Duffy, Andrei Kandalov; SAE International; 1996.