Tupolev ANT-20 Maxim Gorky
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The Tupolev ANT-20 "Maxim Gorky" was a Soviet eight-engine propaganda and passenger aircraft of the 1930s, famed as one of the largest and most ambitious airplanes of its era.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aircraft
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experimental aircraft → passenger aircraft → propaganda aircraft → |
| airlineSeatingConfiguration |
mixed passenger and propaganda facilities
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| capacity |
more than 40 passengers
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| category |
1930s Soviet airliners
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Soviet experimental aircraft → propaganda in the Soviet Union → |
| causeOfAccident |
mid-air collision during demonstration flight
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| constructionMaterial |
metal
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| countryOfOrigin |
Soviet Union
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| crashDate |
1935-05-18
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| crashLocation |
near Moscow
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| crew |
8
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| designedBy |
Andrei Tupolev
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| designedFor |
long-range flights over the Soviet Union
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| engineType |
piston engine
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| era |
1930s
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| fate |
destroyed in crash
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| firstFlight |
1934-07-19
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| firstFlightLocation |
Moscow
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| introduced |
1934
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| length |
approximately 33 m
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| manufacturer |
Tupolev
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| namedAfter |
Maxim Gorky
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| notableFeature |
equipped with film projector
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equipped with printing press → equipped with radio broadcasting equipment → one of the largest aircraft of its time → |
| numberBuilt |
1
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| numberOfEngines |
8
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| operator |
Soviet propaganda organizations
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| powerplant |
8 × Mikulin AM-34 engines
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| primaryUser |
Soviet Air Force
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| program |
Soviet propaganda aviation program
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| purpose |
aerial propaganda
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long-range passenger transport → |
| registration |
CCCP-ANT-20
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| role |
propaganda aircraft
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transport aircraft → |
| status |
retired
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| tailConfiguration |
twin-tail
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| usedFor |
agitation and propaganda flights
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passenger transport → |
| wingConfiguration |
high-wing monoplane
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| wingspan |
approximately 63 m
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Andrei Tupolev
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