31 December 1968: First flight, Tupolev Tu-144.
Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport
59,4 meters long; wingspan, 27,65 meters; height, 11,4 meters. MTOW, 160 000 kilograms.
Powered by four Kuznetsov NK-144 engines with a maximum thrust of 171,6 kilonewtons per engine.
Maximum speed, 2443 km/h
Range 2920 kilometers
Service ceiling, 18 500 meters