Takeoff (Взлет) 1969

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National Archives - Takeoff SST (Supersonic Transport Aircraft) - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. - ARC 653130 / LI 263.2392

This film shows the Soviet aircraft TU-144 taking off and landing.

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The Soviet government published the concept of the Tu-144 in an article in the January 1962 issue of the magazine Technology of the Air Transport. The air ministry started development of the Tu-144 on 26 July 1963, ten days after the design was approved by the Council of Ministers. The project started two years later than the Concorde. The plan called for five flying prototypes to be built in four years. The first aircraft was to be ready in 1966.

The Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO reporting name: "Charger'") was a Soviet supersonic transport aircraft (SST). The Tu-144 remains one of only two SSTs to enter commercial service, the other being Concorde, from the Anglo-French consortium. The design, first publicly unveiled in January 1962, was constructed under the direction of the Soviet Tupolev design bureau, headed by Alexei Tupolev. The Tu-144 was Tupolev's only supersonic commercial airliner venture, as the company's other large supersonic aircraft were designed and built to military specifications.

The Tu-144 was outwardly similar to Concorde, which was under development at the same time by Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation, and allegations were frequently made that Soviet espionage services had stolen Concorde technology, giving the Tu-144 the nickname "Konkordski" or "Concordski". A prototype (OKB: izdeliye 044 -- article 044) first flew on 31 December 1968 near Moscow, two months before the first flight of the Concorde. The Tu-144 first broke the sound barrier on 5 June 1969, and on 15 July 1969 it became the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.

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[r1cw]

The biggest problem the Russian designers had was their own government. Always pushing them to meet unrealistic deadlines so they could beat the west.

[plhought]

Why the english narration? Was this produced for english consumption...or is it a state department type translation for government? Any ideas?

[dskxalive]

Well at least the supersonic age is back again now!

[dozeydevon]

Where do you find these old gems?

[HiDefKing]

I love your videos!

[fernbap]

Concorde and TU 144 are an example of convergent design.

The delta wing was the obvious choice for the technology available, and both France and Russia had long experience in delta wing design, and applied their own formulas. The designs of the wings were even very different.

Each is the result of each one industry.

[zulquarnainanwar]

concorde was a copycat!

[matsnowb]

nice plane!

[BassmasterBling]

@TalksWithDirt Yes, I commented before watching the whole video. They do look very similar.

[RichNikonMan]

@TalksWithDirt :) I went to the museum last July, it was an amazing experience. The XB-70 is in the "Research and Development" hangar packed in with tons of prototypes. It is definitely one of the most unique aircraft there :)

[TalksWithDirt]

@RichNikonMan Yeah! That makes much more sense. I was going to ask if he confused the XB-70 for the TU-144. But he said 'in front' of the museum. So I assumed he meant outside. When I was in Dayton in the 80's the XB-70 was out front, I thought now it was inside in the main hall. I was going to see if maybe the USAF replaced the XB-70 with a TU-144 on loan or something as a gate guard. But I'll bet you're right, BassmasterBling must have confused the two aircraft.

[fireengineer]

From what I have gathered over the years, the Russians had indeed got hold of the plans of Concorde but were unable to replicate the complex design with the technology available to them at that time. Concorde's wing was superior in every way but the complex shape meant the russians had to work around it. One of these work arounds were the canards on the front of the 144, not required by concorde, these were to improve handling at low speeds and reduce airframe vibration due to the inferior wing.

[LEMESPICTURES]

lindo demais.......]

[musicalmike235]

That looks like a concorde. Is there a difference between that and the concorde?

[RichNikonMan]

@TalksWithDirt The XB-70 is in Dayton, no Tu-144

[TalksWithDirt]

Thanks AirBoyd! Love these old 'obscure' Soviet era films. I've seen some of these klips used in other Soviet/Russian documentaries about the Soviet SST.

[TalksWithDirt]

@BassmasterBling You're kidding a TU-144 at Dayton USAF museum? Wow! I'll have to go check it out! It's been a while. A long while.

[UPSteve98]

concordski

[BassmasterBling]

In front of Air Force Museum in Dayton.

[FSXkid11]

amazing