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]

2024年5月16日 · The Tu-144 was the first supersonic passenger jet. However, it was louder, more uncomfortable, and unpopular compared to Concorde. A crash at the Paris Air Show in 1973 marred the Tu-144's reputation and shook confidence in its design.

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, exceeded the speed of sound in June 1969, and was first publicly shown in Moscow in May 1970.

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.

2020年5月13日 · The Tu-144 was both first to fly (1968) and first to fly supersonic (1969), beating Concorde on both scores, partially due to its truncated testing regimen. The Soviet SSTs were used to cover the somewhat unusual Moscow to Almaty, Kazakhstan, route.

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 December 1968 and was operated from 1968 until 1999.

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 range of 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km), 400 nautical miles shorter than the Concorde.