Tupolev Tu-144 facts for kids

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Tupolev Tu-144 take off

The Tupolev Tu-144 was a airliner that flew faster than the speed of sound. Built in USSR by Tupolev it's similar to the Concorde. Tupolev Tu-144 flown only for Aeroflot the national soviet airline. Sixteen examples only were built. First flight was on December 31st, 1968.

Images for kids

  • Aircraft Mig-21I under the wing of the plane Tu-144 (9678535680)

    MiG-21I Analog, used as a testbed for the Tu-144's wings

  • Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-144 1977 Volpati-1

    View of the front of the Tu-144, with the retractable canards deployed and lowered droop-nose

  • Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-144 Paris Air Show 1975 Gilliand

    Aeroflot Tu-144 at the Paris Air Show in 1975.

  • Tupolev Tu-144 CCCP-77102 LEB 02.06.73 edited-3

    The first production Tu-144S displaying at the 1973 Paris Air Show on the day before it crashed. The aircraft's planform and canards are clearly shown.

  • МАКС-2007-ЗВГ-002

    Tu-144 with distinctive droop-nose at the MAKS-2007 exhibition

  • Russian Tu-144LL SST Flying Laboratory Takeoff at Zhukovsky Air Development Center

    The Tu-144LL used by NASA to carry out research for the High Speed Civil Transport

  • Tu-144LL in flight

    Tu-144LL in flight

  • 1973 06 Bourget TU144 (13)

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  • Tu-144 Sinsheim

    Tu-144D#77112 on display at Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum, Germany

  • TU 144 Sinsheim side

    Tu-144 at Sinsheim, side view.

  • Tupolev Tu-144 - rear of the plane wide view

    Panoramic rear view - TU-144 at Sinsheim Museum

  • Le Bourget 1973 en

    Flight profile of Tu-144 and Mirage IIIR

  • NASA 107665main tu-144 drawing

    Orthographically projected diagram of the Tu-144LL

  • Tu-144-cockpit2

    Cockpit view.

  • Tupolev Tu-144 Empennage

    Empennage.


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