Soviet Supersonic Airliner
Soviet Supersonic Airliner V5qN7
Concorde is a supersonic airliner but it is not the only airliner that can break the sound barrier, Tupolev TU-144 is the Soviet version of Concorde. It’s first flight was in December 1969 just 3 months before the Concorde. The design of these 2 aircraft is very similar from the outside but if you look at the performance. The Concorde is outperformed its Soviet competitor. TU-144 range is too short compared to the Concorde and its cabin is really cramped, loud and uncomfortable but the main reason that make Tu-144 out of the competition are 2 fatal accidents in 1973 and 1978. The only two things that the TU-144 can do more than the Concorde is a ton of problems.
Concorde is a supersonic airliner
but
it is not the
only
airliner that can break the sound barrier, Tupolev TU-144 is the Soviet version of Concorde. It’s
first
flight was in December 1969
just
3 months
before
the Concorde. The design of these 2 aircraft is
very
similar from the outside
but
if you look at the performance. The Concorde
is outperformed
its Soviet competitor. TU-144 range is too short compared to the Concorde and its cabin is
really
cramped, loud and uncomfortable
but
the main reason that
make
Tu-144 out of the competition are 2 fatal accidents in 1973 and 1978. The
only
two things that the TU-144 can do more than the Concorde is a ton of problems.
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