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Old 4th Mar 2017, 23:52
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Tupolev Tu-144 performed its maiden flight earlier than Concorde, had higher cruise speed (only about 50-100 km/hr, but still..), flew higher and had higher passsenger capacity. However, it also represented a much greater commercial failure than Concorde, and its regular flights lasted for about two years only as its costs ineffectiveness was enormous.
For which it got the Golden Raspberry.


but the Russian one is quite comparable. It is not in the serial production, but being developed and tested, indeed.
Aah the PAK-FA T50. You jest. Do give a heads up when it goes into production, the initial order is ...er 12. Engine to follow some years later.
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The one partner the Russians did manage to persuade to join the project, India, has been most unhappy with it.

Comparable...possibly not.
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