| World / Russia / Tatarstan / Kazan, 12 km from center (Казань) | Coordinates: 55°51'15"N 49°5'53"E |
The Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO reporting name: Charger) was a supersonic transport (SST) constructed under management of the Soviet Tupolev design bureau headed by Alexei Tupolev (1925–2001).
Western media nicknamed the plane Concordski (sometimes Konkordski), sounding like a Russian surname yet still very close to Concorde, to which Tu-144 was visually similar. A prototype first flew on December 31, 1968 near Moscow, two months before the Concorde. The Tu-144 first broke the sound barrier on June 5, 1969, and on July 15, 1969, it became the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
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Tu-144 s/n 77107 in front of Kazan Aviation Institute, bld. 6 | ||||
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