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Just a spotter
24th Jul 2006, 16:18
Just out of curiosity, has there been anyone who has flown/flown on both a Tu-144 and a Concorde?
Has there been any ‘real world’ comparison, other than ‘tech spec shoot outs’ across both types?
JAS
aviate1138
26th Jul 2006, 21:23
Just out of curiosity, has there been anyone who has flown/flown on both a Tu-144 and a Concorde?
Has there been any ‘real world’ comparison, other than ‘tech spec shoot outs’ across both types?
JAS
I don't think the Tu144 could cross the Atlantic non stop, especially with passengers and although faster than Concorde it never got past the prototype stage - or did it? Paris Air Show didn't help matters either.
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windriver
26th Jul 2006, 23:19
Can`t help on question 1... but
Tupolevs Website (well worth a visit anyway) has an interesting and candid article reagrding your second question... (Has there been any ‘real world’ comparison, other than ‘tech spec shoot outs’ across both types?)
http://www.tupolev.ru/English/Show.asp?SectionID=32
skippyscage
27th Jul 2006, 21:45
Paris Air Show didn't help matters either.
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or maybe the French and British didn't help
there was a documentary in the series "Secret History" (Ch4 or BBC2 - I forget) that documents the lead up to the Paris Airshow crash - very revealing indeed!
Yes the tupolev went beyond prototype. It was briefly used for scheduled service between moscow and siberia (novosibirsk ? not sure). The rare travellers say it was unconfortable and noisy. Having accomplished the demonstration role it was quickly retired.