Supersonic airliner Tu-144 – despite its age, ready to fly
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Supersonic airliner Tu-144 – despite its age, ready to fly

The Soviet airliner Tu-144 still amazes the imagination. Not only was it the first aircraft appeared in 1968, and it also turned out to be the only supersonic passenger model. It is about it that the video on the OKandrew Planespotting Channel is about. The video was filmed on December 31. It was on this day, but in 1968, that the Tu-144 made its first flight. And now it seems that the airliner is capable of taking to the skies - it is in such good condition. But alas - this is unlikely to happen. The Tu-144 stopped flying back in 1978.

Aeroflot operated supersonic airliners for a short time – only 7 months. The flights were stopped for one official reason – they were too loud. Especially when they crossed the supersonic barrier. People were complaining, they said. But in reality there were many reasons. Despite the fact that the Tu-144 flew at least twice as fast, it turned out to be too “gluttonous”. It did not have enough space for a fuel reserve, so it flew 4 thousand km tightly, without a reserve. And what if something happened, and the airport, for example, could not accept the airliner? In general, each flight was stressful for the crew, who knew perfectly well that the equipment needed global improvements. But the passengers did not have such information, and did not even guess what risks they were exposed to ...
Would you risk flying on a Tu-144 now?
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