Tupolev Tu-144 ( tail number 77107 ) (Kazan)

Russia / Tatarstan / Kazan
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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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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-144
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Coordinates:   55°51'15"N   49°5'54"E

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  • Tu-144 s/n 77107 in front of Kazan Aviation Institute, bld. 6
  • How did it end up there?
  • Ok, now we know that's it's a russian company that made it, but how the hell did they get it in there!!
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