Posted on 08/29/2008 4:25:55 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD
The most interesting flight for me was the one from Alma Ata to Moscow on the Tu-144, the “Concordski” Russian SST.
It was FAST, and the windows were much larger than the ones on the Concord, allowing an incredible view from 60,000 feet plus altitude.
The fuselage was wide enough for a 3-2 seating arrangement rather than the 2-2 seating in the Concord. I was luck to have had this experience since the plane was pulled out of commercial service after only about eight months.
Then, a few years ago NASA leased one and refurbished it to use as a Supersonic test bed. None are flying any longer.
I had no idea that the Sovs (or Russians) had developed such piece of machinery.... any pics?
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