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Why You Wouldn't Want to Fly On The Soviet Concorde - The TU-144 Story

Why You Wouldn't Want to Fly On The Soviet Concorde - The TU-144 Story

S1 · E3 September 15, 2017

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Overview

While the Concorde is often hailed as a triumph of modern engineering, the first supersonic transport to ever fly was actually Soviet-built. The Tupolev TU-144 flew even faster than the Concorde and it carried more passengers. What happened to this aircraft and why have so few heard about it?

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