TU-144 Russian SST

Checkout the landing speed, gotta be close to 200kts! The TU-144 was dug out of a museum, refitted and made airworthy in order to be a research test bed for some American aviation companies. What most people don't realise about these SST aircraft, Concorde and the TU-144, is that whilst many military fighters and bombers are rated at Mach2+ performance, the SST's are rated for Mach2+ *continuous* More..

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