Tupolev Tu-144

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Tupolev_aircraft
gptkb:delta_wing
fixed-wing aircraft
civil aviation
gptkbp:built 16
gptkbp:challenges high maintenance costs
gptkbp:competesIn gptkb:Concorde
gptkbp:crew 2 pilots
2 pilots, 1 flight engineer
gptkbp:debutYear 1968
gptkbp:designatedAs T-144
Tupolev_144
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Kuznetsov_NK-144
gptkbp:environmental_impact significant
gptkbp:firstFlight true
June 1999
November 1, 1977
December 31, 1968
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 30,000 liters
gptkbp:height 12.5 m
gptkbp:historical_significance first supersonic passenger jet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tupolev Tu-144
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Concorde
supersonic flight technology
gptkbp:landing_gear tricycle type
gptkbp:legacy pioneering supersonic travel
gptkbp:length 61.3 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Tupolev
gptkbp:maximum_speed 2,430 km/h
gptkbp:maxRange 15,000 m
gptkbp:notable_event 2
1973_Paris_Air_Show_crash
Paris_Air_Show_1973
gptkbp:notable_feature canard_wings
gptkbp:operates_in Aeroflot
gptkbp:operational_status high
gptkbp:operationalHistory limited commercial service
gptkbp:operationalRange transcontinental
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 3,000 kg
140 to 200 passengers
gptkbp:produces gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:productionYears 1968 to 1978
gptkbp:range 6,500 km
gptkbp:retired 2003
gptkbp:retirementYear economic factors
gptkbp:serviceType Soviet_airlines
gptkbp:status retired
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:team passenger transport
A._S._Tupolev
gptkbp:technology variable-sweep wings
gptkbp:wingspan 32.4 m