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The 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash of Sunday 3 June 1973 destroyed the second production model of the Russian supersonic Tupolev Tu-144.The aircraft disintegrated in the air while performing extreme manoeuvres and fell on the town of Goussainville, Val-d'Oise, France, killing all six crew members and eight people on the ground.
The crash resulted in a ban on passenger flights of the Tu-144. Combined with other issues involving the Tu-144, including an earlier crash at the 1973 Paris Air Show and complaints about reliability and passenger comfort, this caused a lack of interest in the Tu-144, which ultimately led to the demise of the Tu-144 program. [3]
The Tupolev Tu-144 (Russian: Tyполев Ту-144; NATO reporting name: Charger) is a Soviet supersonic passenger airliner designed by Tupolev in operation from 1968 to 1999. [ 2 ] The Tu-144 was the world's first commercial supersonic transport aircraft with its prototype 's maiden flight from Zhukovsky Airport on 31 December 1968, two months ...
The supersonic aircraft suffered a catastrophic crash in Paris on 25 July 2000. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...
VIDEO: Virginia plane crash victim’s Florida ties. Tuesday 6 June 2023 22:00, Gustaf Kilander. ... the Tupolev TU-144. But a fatal crash at the 1973 Paris Air Show ended that ambition.
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Tupolev Tu-144" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. ... 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash
As the co-pilot on the maiden flight of the Tu-144, he was one of very few pilots to fly the Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner, and was given the honor of flying it at the 1973 Paris Airshow. He died when the Tu-144 crashed during its display. The cause of the crash remains disputed.
Following this crash and the crash of a Polish Air Force Tu-154 in 2010, the Russian Federal Bureau of Aviation recommended that all remaining Tu-154Ms be withdrawn from service. 1 January 2011 Kolavia Flight 348 , a Tu-154B-2 (RA-85588), erupted in flames while taxiing at Surgut International Airport for takeoff, killing three of 124 on board ...