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The Tu-144 was introduced into commercial service with Aeroflot between Moscow and Alma-Ata on 26 December 1975 and starting 1 November 1977 passenger flights began; it was withdrawn less than seven months later after a new Tu-144 variant crash-landed during a test flight on 23 May 1978. The Tu-144 remained in commercial service as a cargo ...
The crew of the Tu-144 were buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow on 12 June 1973. [16] Following the crash, Marcel Dassault called for the 1975 Paris Air Show to be held at Istres, which is situated in open country 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Marseille. [17] The crash eroded enthusiasm surrounding the Tu-144, which was already in decline.
To date, the only SSTs to see regular service have been Concorde and the Tupolev Tu-144. The last passenger flight of the Tu-144 was in June 1978 and it was last flown in 1999 by NASA. Concorde's last commercial flight was in October 2003, with a November 26, 2003 ferry flight being its last flight.
June 3 – Paris Air Show (Paris, France) – The first production Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner crashed after it disintegrated in mid-air during a flight demonstration, killing all six on board and eight on the ground. The cause of the crash is controversial; factors cited include pilot error, mechanical failure and possible interference ...
The prototype's first flight was made on 31 December 1968, near Moscow[1] from Zhukovsky Airport,[5] two months before the first flight of Concorde. The Tu-144 first went supersonic on 5 June 1969[6] (Concorde first went supersonic on 1 October 1969), and on 26 May 1970 became the world's first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
ANT-1: The first aircraft by A.N.T. and the first Soviet-built aircraft. Mixed materials design. The work started in 1921. Assembly began in 1922. First flight took place in 1923. The tests were cancelled due to engine malfunction. ANT-2: Two passenger aircraft. The first Soviet all-metal aircraft, 1924.
[6] [7] The flight plan for the Tu-144 had been modified at the last minute, leaving the crew less time to complete their demonstration. [8] On 3 June, the last day of the airshow, the Tu-144 flew after Concorde's demonstration flight. [9] During the Tu-144 demonstration, Kozlov flew the plane low along Runway 060. [10]
The Tu-144 (77002) apparently coming in for landing, after the officially announced display seemed to be over, made a very slow flyby just a little bit faster than the stall speed instead, followed by a steep climb under full thrust. After reaching an altitude of about 3,000 feet the PIC tried to bring the nose down coming to a level flight.