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Tupolev Tu-144: The Soviet Supersonic Airliner

Tupolev Tu-144: The Soviet Supersonic Airliner

Gordon, Yefim
Komissarov, Dmitriy
Rigmant, Vladimir

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ISBN10: 0764348949
ISBN13: 9780764348945
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
Published: May 28 2015
Pages: 272
Weight: 3.60
Height: 1.00 Width: 8.80 Depth: 11.30
Language: English
Developed in the 1960s/1970s, the Tu-144 was the Soviet Union's only practical venture into supersonic commercial aviation. Though its career was all too brief, it was a major technological achievement for the Soviet aircraft industry. The book provides in-depth coverage of the Concordski, including projected versions, the Tu-144's production and service history, and a comparison with the Concorde. First flown on the last day of 1968--ahead of the Concorde--the Tu-144 had to undergo a long gestation period before the production version entered service in November 1977. Unfortunately, its career proved to be brief; two accidents and a powerful anti-Tu-144 lobby caused the type to be withdrawn in May 1978. The book describes the Tu-144's versions (including the Tu-144LL research aircraft developed under a Russian-U.S. program) and touches on the projected military derivatives. It is illustrated with color side views and previously unpublished photographs.

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