Developed in the 1960s/1970s, the Tu-144 was the Soviet Union's only practical venture into supersonic commercial aviation. Though its career was all too brief, it was a major technological achievement for the Soviet aircraft industry. The book provides in-depth coverage of the "Concordski," including projected versions, the Tu-144's production and service history, and a comparison with the Concorde. First flown on the last day of 1968-ahead of the Concorde-the Tu-144 had to undergo a long gestation period before the production version entered service in November 1977. Unfortunately, its career proved to be brief; two accidents and a powerful anti-Tu-144 lobby caused the type to be withdrawn in May 1978. The book describes the Tu-144's versions (including the Tu-144LL research aircraft developed under a Russian-U.S. program) and touches on the projected military derivatives. It is illustrated with color side views and previously unpublished photographs.

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Mediatyp: Bok
Bandtyp: Inbunden
Författare: Vladimir Rigmant
Förlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Språk: Engelska
Omfång: 272 sidor
Mått (bxhxd): 225x286x23 mm
Vikt: 1053 gram
Illustrerad: Nej

Streckkod: 9780764348945
SKU: 726725