RARE TUPOLEV TU-144 LL RA-77114 Tupolev/NASA SST video 

Sad news - Serguey Borisov is died after corona virus extension... I am very sad... Thank you for Memory

Concorde and Tu-144 were two magnificent planes !

Сергей Борисов, здесь работает командиром корабля, в далёком прошлом лётчик нашего героического полка имени трижды Героя Советского Союза А И Покрышкина, к сожалению Сергея с нами уже нет , царствие ему небесное.

Переход звукового барьера самый кайфовый звук из моего детства. Я всегда в окно смотрел как Ту-144 медленно поднимается с аэродрома. Очень красивая машина

Сергей Борисов профессионал своего дела!

САМЫЙ КРАСИВЫЙ САМОЛЁТ. Я СОБРАЛ МОДЕЛЬ. ДАВНО МЕЧТАЛ О НЁМ.

As a footnote, the 144 suffered from its monolithic chassis, huge single alloy sections. Once a crack started, it would continue for many meters. Today, computer modeling makes finding the flaws much easier. Multiple smaller sections is far safer, but you have to remember this was from the 1960s.

My dear friends... Concord and Tu-144 are awesome planes! I love them both! Concord is beautiful great plane & best IMHO plane; this bird flew longer ALONE with NO COMPATITOR for so long while Tu-144 was where? - Nowhere... But don't take me wrong... Tu-144 has its moments; such as regular airlines Moscow - Alma Ata for several years & speed record! Till it became not interested to Kremlin... It is not a coincidence that Boing, NASA, Rockwell, Tupolev choose this plane for high speed testing... One more thing - understand me right now, I don't want to look cynical, please but don't forget that Tu-144 took way less causalities then Concord... Both planes are history now & they played great role in avionic progress! Respect each other & be ready for awesome future!

Love the nose and retractable canards on this plane, beautiful.

Nice and rare video of the last 144LL. I think after a few conversions the plane would deserve a chance. But the large fuel consumption remains as the biggest problem. Thanks for that video.

This plane and Concorde were built too ahead of their time. They would be a success story if were built today.

Such a beautiful piece of engineering. I prefer the noise of the TU144 over the Concorde.

@bombarderoazul The aerodynamic requirements of an aircraft this large actually dictate the overall shape, so the Tupolev must look similar to the Concorde. This includes the engine intakes and the wing shape. The low speed canards are unique to the TU-144. The XB-70 Valkyrie also has canards, placed lower. In another video, the deployment is demonstrated, they still work after powering the aircraft, very cool. The Soviet engineers did a wonderful job designing this machine.

The first flight of the Tu-144 was in 1968. First flight of the Concorde in 1969. How is it that the copy flew EARLIER by a year? The one who is first is the main one. And this is Tu-144.

Борисов умер, года три или четыре назад. Светлая память. Вы не поверите, я с ним разговаривал по телефону в 2018 году. Мне дали его мобильный, хотел с ним встретиться. Не судьба...

To me the most impressive aircraft of its time was the TU-114 turboprop airliner.

Yes, the one in this video which with an agreement with Tupolev, NASA, Rockwell and later Boeing used this as a high speed testbed.

Wow!Here it is.The first SST.Just beautiful..Thank you for the video.I love historic aircraft.I love Russian aircraft.I love WW2 era German aircraft .I love Aviation...

My father worked at that moment as 2nd class engineer deshifrating the tapes after those flights, and we used to have those videos of 1st flight of this very board on VHS.

The crew look like they are dressed to bail out at short notice. The real Concord crew are dressed normally.

Merci beaucoup pour ce partage d'une vidéo enfin en Français Cordialement

The TU-144 sadly became just a very expensive postal flight service between Moscow and Vladivostok before the Soviet Union collapsed due in part from their lagging behind in computer development and the eventual imperative necessity for what was to become known as the internet.

Вторым Лётчиком был Борис Иванович Веремей.

The 144 is a fascinating example of trying to do too much with too little, too quickly. Where the Concorde had tremendous funding, years of research and, frankly, access to a pool of technology the Soviets lacked, the CCCP attempted to bridge the gaps through industrial espionage, brute force engineering and hand waving some pretty unpleasant flight envelope characteristics. From what I’ve read, Concorde, while operationally and procedurally challenging (primarily due to it moving faster and having more phases of flight), was actually quite easy to fly - meaning inputs resulted in predictable pitch, roll and yaw performance, it was easy to trim and generally flew like a fast, but conventional airplane. In contrast, the 144 was quite a handful to fly. This was especially true on transitioning to final, where managing approach speeds and glide path were very hairy due to the high final approach speed (which was, depending on sources, as much as 30 kn higher than Concorde, and of questionable stability). Flying the 144 required some serious skill and concentration, and it really was underbaked for commercial aviation (which is why the CCCP canceled the program with the fleet of 14 production 144’s having only made 55 commercial passenger flights). But to be fair, the 144 is a gorgeous looking aircraft (frankly, it’s even better looking than the exceptionally sexy Concorde). And, neither of its crashes were due to its flight characteristics or a core design problem: the Paris Air Show crash was pilot error / (possibly politically motivated) recklessness, combined with non-functioning flight control protections (which under normal circumstances wouldn’t have overridden the pilots attempted maneuver); and the second 1978 crash during a pre-delivery test flight, was a result of a ruptured fuel line and subsequent fire in the APU in the port wing. I imagine the 144 was pretty thrilling (bordering on terrifying) to fly, especially if the Tupolev final approach recommendation to NASA, for the last flying TU-144 (77114) featured in this video, of ~194 knots is correct. 194 knots, no thrust reversers and a breaking parachute - very puckerrific, IMHO, in a 109 ton (empty weight) aircraft. It’s also interestingly bizarre that the second, and last, official operator of the 144 was NASA.

Très bien ! Bravo d'avoir repris cet avion.

I'm worn out with the who-copied-who argument. It is obvious that some details may have been copied between potential SST manufacturers, but there is one hard fact that held up throughout all those development years, and that is design. Given the technology of the time, how else would an SST aircraft look? An ogival delta wing was the obvious choice. You didn't have to spy on your competitors to figure that one out. Mechanically, these were all very different aircraft with a similar skin.

The wing desing, canards and size makes it look more beautiful than Concord, but sad that it wasn't as fuel efficient as Concord. But still it had first autopilot ever in a USSR plane. I wish that Tu-144 would re-appear in Sochi Olympic Games in 2014 as it was imagined to be restored and carry the Olympic flame and take part in the air show.

Rare video of the Russian Tupolev TU- 144 :)

Salute the soviet engineers for this marvellous piece of engineering

Maybe B-2707 looks awesome, but the matter of fact is that plane was never bulid as Tu-144 was...........and Tu-144 was flying,maybe not much as Concorde, but was flying...and will fly again.....

damn, there is too much unrealiable info in websites about Tu-144... thanks for the truth

Проект Su-100 (T-4) был передан в OKB Tupolev для создания Tu-144. Никакого Concorde тогда и в помине не было. Su-100 (T-4) 1953 год!!!

Thanks contemporarymonk! I couldn't have said that any better myself.

Not understanding French - really I wanted the commentator to SHUT-UP so I could enjoy the plane's sound.

At least it sounds absolutely amazing

Everyone who says that this is a copy of the Concorde hasn't more than some hours on flight simulator and has no idea what aviation is.

If they took more time tu144 can be very good supersonic plane but they made it too fast just for win over concorde

Beautiful Bird 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

One was used by multiple airlines and for decades.. The other went no more then 54 flights... Sounds like the 144 lost

Check these cancelled aircrafts: American: Boeing 2707, Lockheed L-2000 Brittish: Bristol Type 223 French: Dassault SSBJ and now write something about Concorde copy...

One word: Marvelous!

yo people who say tupelov copied concorde, ur dead wrong if u actually stop nagging about it ull have the time to read an article about it, tupelov created the first supersonic passenger carrier end of sentence.

Concorde has beautiful design, it looks like a swan. Also it had longer and more succesful service history in aviation than Tu-144

Concord and possibly the TU-144 payed for itself in advances made in various areas of technology.

Merci ! Ou peut on trouver le reportage en entier svp ?

Great document thanks !! Great aircraft !!

Tu -144 - Da best Aircraft !!!

Why in this video it seems like the landing speed is low enough so they dont need the parachute, but another video it's landing speed is so fast even they can't control it and bump several times.

The main problem that doomed it was structural problems caused by the completely new construction method they used. The engines could have been improved given time and the system problems resolved given time. Expected in an aircraft that was rushed for Political reasons. Once the structural problems appeared though it was history. Too much money to start all over again. Put it down to experience. Something the USSR got plenty of during its development and construction. The TU160 today will owe a lot to the lessons learned. The most versatile long range supersonic bomber in the World today that can fly high and very fast and very low with terrain following radar and carry by far the biggest bomb load in the world. Not that I will live to see it but odds on it will fly for a long time and remain an effective bomber for another 50 years. Only the B52 and TU95 can claim that distinction. Yes the TU144 was a failure but without it would the TU160 be what it is.

See nasa wanted the to get a concorde but their budget was cut and so they had to opt for the tu144.

Ils ont copié le concorde et le tupolev 144 s'est écrasé le dimanche 3 juin 1973.sur Goussainville et les maisons et les gens qui faisaient un barbecue dans leurs jardins!Paix à leurs âmes 😭

Nice looking bird!

The tail rudder on this plane is too far back, it must have had a real turbulent feel to it

It has ears!

Hello 👋 T144 il était vraiment super beau le frère du concorde à la russe 😉 les z'ailes du haut doubs 👍

Merci pour ton commentaire, je connaissais pas !

Le Concorde décollait à moins de 500 km/h dotait de moteurs Rolls (sorte de quadri-réacteurs).

Front wings added 60 km/per hour for take off and landing, Concorde didn't have it, sorry. Just wing strikes

Why aren't there English subtitles?

Since this was a Joint Program of America and Russia In wonder if any Americans ever flew the TU-144.and it was not a copy of the Concord which was half the SST of the TU-144 was No where near as big or as fast.

Tu 144 is really a super sonic havig speed greater then velocity of sound , if so , then it is really a wonderfull flying machine .

Everyone about "copy of concord" and etk... But who really knows how much concord still from "concordskiy"? Everyone used to believe in own preferences to believe, ignoring bunch of facts. Both sides was stilling from competitor in fact.

nice touchdown

Could someone subtitle it? Or at least write down the point of the vid? :)

У меня такой ушастик возле дома стоит! Правда сгнил почти уже! А жаль!

Avião muito lindo, pena que o projeto não deu certo.

Beautiful aircraft, that's why Boeing choose it.

Tu-144 made before the Concorde.

I thought concord was first super sonic .... now it’s changed

Cool. I wish I could understand them.

Any plane with ears gets my vote even it it's a deathdrap.

Go to the hell))) If it was the copy of Concorde, as you said, it would never have taken off before Concorde. We're the first but you need to accept this)))

@MovieMakers59 Don't think so.... If it was true, than the two planes should be the same. But they are very different.

Il n’y a pas d’avenir pour les avions de ligne supersoniques.

Shut up your mouth!!! Both of these airliners are the best!!! But Tu-144 is more technologically in all except engines. From Russia, Vladivostok with love)))

@greenbastard619 144D had Koleszov RD-36-51 egines. 144LL was useing the TU-160 bombers engines (Kuznyecov NK-321)

My french is non existent, however the impression I get is someone possibly with the help of NASA has dusted off a TU-144 and has one operational as a supersonic test bed? Awesome if they have!

Nice plane🙂

Yes I love American Aircraft as well.

Lindo !!!

Эти самолеты опередили своё время. Поэтому их и "закрыли", по старой англосаксонской методе-диверсия(отравление, самоубийство, катастрофа).

Well they are actually well documented facts,look into it a bit more,you know the cunards(apologies for spelling)were added after initial design due to the fact of poor wing design and that you couldnt hold a conversation when flying due to cabin noise Ive flown on concorde and if you didnt look out the window you wouldnt know you were flying,I was near the front mind you!

I was in Goussainville last year researching the accident, anyone have any information or from the area will to get in touch?

Tu-144D D型4号機 1981年に初飛行、後にTu-144LLに改造

la fathoua americaine sur le concorde renforcee par le french bashing conduira t elle a une collaboratio russo americaine pour relance r le transport supersonique?

As an Englishman I would argue that Concorde is more beautiful ;) HOWEVER: The Tu-144 does have a certain grace, which is combined with a cool "Gerry Anderson Thunderbirds" look to it!

This so beautiful piece of engineering, as you say, crashed !!!

Realmente sorprendente este avión ya quisiera que lo tuviera Mexico pero en fin. Es un buen aparte de los record mundiales

did it work at this time where is that now

@MovieMakers59 :D You made my day! THX! :D

@MovieMakers59 Other than the Tu-144 flew first.

In my Texas/Comanche culture you simply had to know how to hunt for food,find water and happiness and scare away all those that would take this away from you..If you knew what you were doing the Comanches would follow you and call you Paraibo(Chief) That's how to become a Comanche Chief!

ඉතාම දර්ශනීයයි....

Если не ошибаюсь, это тот единственный хорошо сохранившийся экземпляр, который находится в Жуковском? Его все-таки подняли в небо? А когда? Интересно, что об этом событии французы сделали репортаж, а России конечно на это видимо глубоко плевать. Очень жаль....

Tu144 was rushed ın classıc sovıet style otherwıse ıt wouldnt have crashed. It was quıte a machıne

Why is it in French?

Tu 144 safety

Pour ceux et celles qui pensaient que l'espionnage n'existe pas ..

It looks like a Swan from the front.

Le monde entier est en crise, on est pas prêt a revoler en supersonique;-(