Concorde v Concordski
The success of the one and the white elephant of the other goes without saying.
Reading up on the TU-144 I am amazed at some of the design flaws, especially given the general talent of Russian engineering.
Leaving espionage aside, I am so surprised with some of the issues such as cabin noise. Apparently pax sat next to each other had to yell, whereas across the isle resulted in written communication.
I suppose what is more embarrasing is that Nasa and Boeing labels were planted on the side. What exactly was their involvment, I cant seem to find this? Was it purely funding in an attempt to beat the European superior product?