As far as I am aware the prototype Tu154 is located at the Monino museum just outside Moscow. The prototype IL62 was last reported some years ago at the then Ilyushin complex in Kazan in a semi derelict state. The only two Soviet airliners that were directly descended from bomber designs were the Tu104 which was a derivative of the Tu16 Badger and of course the beautiful Tu114 Cleat long range turboprop airliner descended from the Tu95/Tu20 Bear. I guess you could say that the Tu124 and Tu110 designs were again descended from the Tu16 but were “2nd generation designs” from the original. Sorry kabir but the Tu154 has never had a direct military connection and was a “clean sheet” design, although the Tu134 is a modification/evolved version of Tu124 which I suppose loosely ties it to Tu16.
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