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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Supersonic DC-8, i.e. the Concorde wasn’t the first Airliner to Break the Sound Barrier
by Dario LeoneChuck Yeager, the first person to ever go supersonic in 1947, escorted the DC-8 during its supersonic flight in an F-104…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Russian Ministry of Defense’s plan to close the Central Air Force Museum in Monino leaked online
by Dario LeoneSome of the historic aircraft at the Central Air Force Museum will be relocated to Patriot Park and become interactive displays.…
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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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The work on Tu-144 exterior has been completed while that on the aircraft cabin is yet to begin According to News…
