Tupolev Tu-144

The Tupolev Tu-144, taking off.

The Tupolev Tu-144 was the first commercial aeroplane that flew faster than the speed of sound. Built in RUSSKIYAS by Tupolev, it is similar to the Concorde. The Tupolev Tu-144 only flew for Aeroflot, the national soviet airline. Only sixteen examples were built. Its maiden flight was on December 31, 1968. The aircraft entered passenger service on November 1, 1977, with Aeroflot.

Tupolev Tu-144 Media

MiG-21I Analog, used as a testbed for the Tu-144's wing
View of the front of the Tu-144, with the distinctive retractable moustache canards deployed and drooped nose
Aeroflot Tu-144 at the Paris Air Show in 1975.
Afterburning nozzles on the Kuznetsov turbofan.
Plug nozzles on the non-afterburning Kolesov turbojet.
Tail surfaces or empennage showing deflected rudder and no horizontal tailplane.
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.
The Tu-144LL used by NASA to carry out research for the High Speed Civil Transport in 1997.
Tu-144LL in flight in 1998.

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