The Tupolev Tu-144 is a Soviet supersonic passenger airliner that became the first supersonic transport aircraft to fly, in 1968, and the first to exceed twice the speed of sound, narrowly beating the rival Anglo-French Concorde into the air. Its external resemblance to Concorde led Western observers to nickname it Concordski, though the Tu-144 saw only a brief and troubled period of passenger service before being withdrawn.
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SignificanceWorld's first commercial supersonic transport aircraft 1 Connections
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1. Tupolev Tu-144 - Wikipedia
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The Tu-144 was the world's first commercial supersonic transport aircraft with its prototype's maiden flight from Zhukovsky Airport on 31 December 1968, two months before the British-French Concorde.
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The Tu-144 was the world's first commercial supersonic transport aircraft with its prototype's maiden flight from Zhukovsky Airport on 31 December 1968, two months before the British-French Concorde.
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The Tupolev Tu-144 (Russian: Tyполев Ту-144; NATO reporting name: Charger) is a Soviet supersonic passenger airliner designed by Tupolev that operated commercially from 1975 to 1983, including 1977-1978 passenger service.
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