The Tupolev Tu-144 (Russian: Tyполев Ту-144; NATO reporting name: Charger) is a Soviet supersonic passenger airliner designed by Tupolev in operation from 1968 to 1999. [ 2 ] The …

2024年5月16日 · The Russian-built Tupolev Tu-144 was the first supersonic passenger plane ever to fly, but it had some built-in flaws. Bigger, heavier, and less technologically advanced …

2019年7月10日 · With just 55 completed flights and two fatal crashes, Concorde’s Soviet rival, the Tupolev Tu-144, was one of civil aviation’s biggest failures.

Tupolev Tu-144, world’s first supersonic transport aircraft, designed by the veteran Soviet aircraft designer Andrey N. Tupolev and his son Alexey. It was test-flown in December 1968, …

2024年12月31日 · On this day in aviation history, December 31, 1968, the Tupolev Tu-144 made its first flight. Developed to compete against the Anglo-French airliner Concorde, which flew …

2020年5月13日 · The stars of the show that year were two supersonic transport (SST) aircraft: the Anglo-French Con­corde and the Soviet Tupolev Tu-144. Supersonic travel for civilians was a …

The Tupolev Tu-144 was designed by Tupolev as a Soviet supersonic passenger airliner and was the first commercial supersonic transport in the world. The aircraft performed its first flight in …

2020年4月24日 · The Tu-144 carried 140 passengers onboard, with 11 in first class and 129 in economy. It would fly at a stunning Mach 2.15 (2,300 km/h or 1,429 mph). But it only had a …

2020年8月14日 · It is the Tupolev Tu-144, the communist Concorde, and the first passenger aircraft to fly more than twice the speed of sound. Its first flight comes three months before …

Speeds and Distances Maximum speed Tu-144 1,510 mph - 2,430 km/h (M 2.30) Tu-144S 1,550 mph - 2,500 km/h (M 2.35)