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The Soviet Concorde that was doomed from the start

The Tu-144 beat Concorde into the air and was hailed as proof of Soviet technological supremacy, but behind the headlines it ...
It is 50 years since Concorde began scheduled passenger flights, with British Airways operating a London-Bahrain service and Air France flying from Paris to Rio de Janeiro.… Technically, the Soviet ...
Here’s What You Need To Remember: The problems Concorde experienced were due to regulations and market forces, rather than shortcomings inherent to the airframe itself. The Soviet-built Tu-144 ...