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Tupolev Tu-144

Supersonic airliner
The Tupolev Tu-144 is a Soviet supersonic passenger airliner designed by Tupolev in operation from 1968 to 1999. The Tu-144 was the world's first commercial supersonic transport aircraft with its prototype's maiden flight from Zhukovsky Airport on... Wikipedia
Cruise speed: 1,429 mph
Introduced: December 26, 1975
Range: 4,039 mi
Top speed: 1,510 mph
Engine type: Kuznetsov NK-144
Retired: June 1, 1978
First flight: December 31, 1968