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Paris Air Show: the unforgettable highs and lows from its 115-year history
06 Jun 2025 06:15 GMT
… Inaugural Paris Air Show at Grand Palais
Rather ironically, the Paris Air Show’s … first Paris Air Show after World War Two
The 1949 Paris Air Show … tragedy when a Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 crashed, … Enterprise Paris Air Show
The star of the Paris Air Show in …
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Russia's forgotten jet with tragic fate was 'bigger and faster' than Concorde
21 Oct 2025 16:14 GMT
… is the story of the Tupolev Tu-144.
Looking very similar … , crashing tragically at the 1973 Paris Air Show after Concorde had done its …
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Paris Air Show: How Did It Start?
21 Jun 2023 21:45 GMT
… 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 …
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Which Routes Did The Tupolev Tu-144 Serve During Its Short Career?
03 Nov 2024 04:25 GMT
… #39;s ill-fated Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic passenger transport … Tupolev Tu-144 came on Sunday, June 3, 1973, during the Paris Air Show … Soviet prowess, introducing the Tupolev Tu-144 coincided with the … hoped Aeroflot's Tupolev Tu-144s could carry passengers …
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Aircrafts & Cars | German Museum
10 Oct 2025 18:08 GMT
… and ferry.
The Russian Concorde (Tupolev Tu-144)
In the spirit … first supersonic passenger jet. The Tupolev Tu-144 made its maiden … , on-camera crash during the Paris Airshow in 1973 and another in …
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Why Wasn't The Tupolev Tu-144 A Commercial Success?
09 Oct 2024 08:39 GMT
… commercial successes, such as the Tupolev Tu-144, aviospace.org… enormous resources. In 1977, Tupolev tried to buy some of … s designer, Alexei Tupolev himself."
The Paris Air Show crash and the … the Tu-144. During the Paris Air Show of the year, the …
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This Month In Aviation History: The Tupolev Tu-144's Paris Air Show Crash
06 Jun 2022 22:32 GMT
… 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 …
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Soviet Concorde: How The Tupolev Tu-144's Last Act Was As A Flying NASA Laboratory
13 Jun 2024 13:04 GMT
… built the supersonic passenger Tupolev Tu-144LL and flown … as NASA's Tupolev Tu-144LL supersonic flying … It crashed at the Paris Airshow in 1973 while the Concorde … transportation.
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Tupolev Tu-114
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1/02/1989: Maiden Flight of the Tupolev Tu-204
03 Jan 2024 06:49 GMT
… 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 …
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Tupolev-144: Russia Tried to Build Their Own Version of the Concorde and It Was Awful
26 Sep 2023 16:19 GMT
… 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 …