Why The Soviets Retired The Fastest Passenger Jet In The World

The Concorde was one of the most iconic planes in history allowing passengers to cross the Atlantic in less than 3 hours. However, the Concorde was actually not the first passenger supersonic airplane to fly; this title actually goes to the Soviet Tupolev-144. After the Soviet Union heard about Britain and France developing their own supersonic passenger jet, the USSR was determined to beat the western world to a supersonic passenger jet. They would not only succeed in flying the first supersonic passenger jet, but the Tupolev-144 was larger, more powerful, and faster than the Concorde. Despite this though, the Tupolev-144 was also plagued with dozens of issues due to the USSR rushing through development and testing. This resulted in a short-lived lifespan for the Tupolev-144 completing only 55 passenger trips during its lifetime. This video explains the rise and fall of the Soviet Concorde that you've probably never heard of and why the Tupolev-144 failed. Socials: https://www.instagram.com/hariharan.jayakumar/ Discord Community: https://discord.gg/SJUNWNt Timestamps: 0:00 - Russian Concorde 4:09 - Fall Of The Tupolev-144 7:16 - Rebirth Of The Tupolev-144 Thumbnail Credit: https://cnn.it/3eHt8bN Resources: https://pastebin.com/E5j7PrFw

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