Tupolev Tu-144: The Flawed Soviet Spectacle that Beat Concorde

The Concorde may have been a game-changing jet when it entered service in 1976, but a rival Russian jet—the Tupolev Tu-144—happened to be in the air one year earlier. The earlier service, however, was a detriment to the ambitious aircraft, as the Tupolev wasn’t as refined overall as its Western European competitor. Thus, its history […]

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