Zvezda Tupilev TU-144 927045-1/144 Scale 1:144

• Zvezda 927045 - 1/144 Tupilev TU-144 - Scale 1:144

Product Description Plastic model kit of a Soviet supersonic passenger jet with 214 pieces. Length when built: 457 mm. The Soviet Tu-144 supersonic passenger aircraft was developed at the Tupolev design office and was the first aircraft of its class in the world. This aircraft first took off on 31 December 1968, several months before the British-French "Concorde". Operation of the aircraft began in 1975 on the Moscow-Alma-Ata route. The use of the supersonic aircraft for passenger flights ended in 1978, and the aircraft were subsequently used as flying laboratories. NASA used the TU-144 as a supersonic training aircraft until 1998. Up to 150 passengers found comfortable space on board. The flight speed was 2,300 km/h (Mach 2) and the cruising altitude 16,000-17,000 m. The TU-144 with flight number USSR-77110 carried out regular passenger transport in 1977/78 and took part in the XXXII in 1977. International Aviation Show in Le Bourget and received the exhibition number 345. After stopping operations, the aircraft was transferred to the Ulyanovsk Museum of Civil Aviation in 1984, where it is still located today. Safety Warning Model toys, not suitable for children under 14 years of age