The Tupolev Tu-114 was designed by Tupolev as a turboprop powered long range airliner built beginning May 1955 in the Soviet Union. Introduced in April 1961, it was the biggest and the during the time which also featured the longest range of almost 6. 000 nautical miles. Since 1960, the Tu-114 held the official record of being the fastest propeller-driven aircraft in the world.