… 125 years ago, the Paris Air Show has blossomed from a simple … , within a year, the Paris Air Show had developed into something new … civil aircraft to dominate the Paris Air Show, with on-French manufacturers … Caravelle in 1955, and Tupolev’s long-range Tu-114 …

… flag carrier had tasked Tupolev with creating a replacement … On display at the 1991 Paris Air Show. Photo: DoD photo by … operations. To achieve this, Tupolev collaborated with Rolls Royce and … a greater range. Additionally, Tupolev produced the -300, which …

… . The Soviet Union had its Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner, dubbed … after crashing at the 1973 Paris Airshow, killing all six crew and …

… Nicknamed the “Communist Concordski,” the Tupolev-144 actually flew before the … aircraft’s design. The Tupolev and the Concorde looked very … Safety issues cut short the Tupolev’s career. Indeed, over … Tu-144 crashed at the Paris Air Show. Nearly a quarter of …

… the supersonic Tupolev Tu-144, at the 1973 Paris Air Show. The … time the 1973 Paris Air Show rolled around, the Tupolev Tu-144 had … service on the horizon, Tupolev had begun building production … Have you ever attended the Paris Air Show? Let us know your …

… publicity after the famous 1973 Paris Air Show plane crash; but the … of 1978, when a Tupolev Tu-144 suffered multiple failures … the Concorde. In principle, Tupolev intended to improve the design … being used on passenger flights. Tupolev’s plea for help, …

… retired (Concorde and the Tupolev Tu-144 - the … as its flight show Manufacturer: Tupolev Passengers: 150 Cruising Speed: … commercial supersonic aircraft - the Tupolev Tu-144. The Tu … production airliner crashed at the Paris Air Show in 1973 (another crashed …

… a military baseCredit: VseDomaRossii.ruThe Tupolev Tu-144, inevitably dubbed Concordski … planesCredit: Wikipedia 1973 Paris Air Show Tu-144 crash The Paris Air Show was the beginning … were killed. Conspiracy theorists Tupolev claimed it crashed to avoid …

Before we get into where you can see the Soviet Union's supersonic passenger jet, let's first look at the plane and see how it came to be. In January 1962, the Soviet government published an article outlining a supersonic passenger jet concept. …

… first foreign appearance at the Paris Air Show in 1971, everyone was impressed … was “quieter and cleaner.” The Tupolev Tu-144 looked very similar …