Having commenced its maiden flight in December 1968, just two months before the Concorde, the Tupolev TU-144, with a maximum speed slightly greater than Mach 2, is recognized as the first supersonic commercial aircraft, and was in operation from 1968 until 1999, with a total of 16 aircraft having been produced from 1967 until 1983. Although the TU-144 went into commercial passenger service with Aeroflot in late 1975, it was retired from passenger service in 1978 and used as a commercial cargo transport until 1983, when it was then used by the Soviet Space Program to train pilots, followed by NASA, who used the aircraft for supersonic research until it was finally retired from service in 1999.
This model can be displayed on the stand or with the landing gear down Named after the Jewish blessing Shehecheyanu, which is spoken at certain occasions to express gratitude, such as on arrival in...
The Tupolev Tu-204 (Russian: Туполев Ту-204) is a twin-engined medium-range narrow-body jet airliner capable of carrying 210 passengers, designed by Tupolev and produced by Aviastar-SP and Kazan...
The Antonov An-225 Mriya was a strategic airlift cargo aircraft designed and produced by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was originally developed during the 1980s as an...
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This Herpa 1/200 scale Embraer E195-E2 - embellished in its spectacular TechLion house livery for presentation at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget in 2019 with the moniker Profit Hunters painted...
The Tupolev Tu-204 (Russian: Туполев Ту-204) is a twin-engined medium-range narrow-body jet airliner capable of carrying 210 passengers, designed by Tupolev and produced by Aviastar-SP and Kazan...
