On Jun. 3, 1973, at the 1973 Paris Airshow, the flight crew on a Tu-144 attempted to perform an impressive steep…
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Aviation HistoryCold War EraMilitary Aviation
Convair Wanted to Transform the B-58 into a Supersonic Airliner. And to Store 5 Passengers in Hustler’s MB-1C Pod.
by Dario LeoneAlthough it did not propose a large SST of the size that Lockheed and North American were studying, Convair suggested in…
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Aviation HistoryCivil Aviation
SOME PHOTOS OF L-2000, THE LOCKHEED MACH 3 AIRLINER THAT NEVER WAS
by Dario LeoneLockheed proposed two L-2000 versions, the L-2000-7A, an intercontinental model for up to 266 passengers and the slightly larger, 308-passenger L-2000-7B…
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Aviation HistoryCivil Aviation
A QUICK LOOK AT NASA TUPOLEV Tu-144LL RESEARCH PROGRAM
by Dario LeoneUsing the Tu-144LL to conduct flight research experiments, researchers compared full-scale supersonic aircraft flight data with results from models in wind…
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Putin was at Gorbunov air plant in Kazan to see a demonstration flight of the Tu-160M2 when he made the suggestion…
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The work on Tu-144 exterior has been completed while that on the aircraft cabin is yet to begin According to News…
