he worlds first supersonic passenger aircraft became a Tu-144. It was designed by A.N. Tupolev Design Bureau. The maiden fl ight of the prototype was in December 31, 1968 (two month earlier than British-French Concorde). The serial production began in 1971. The modifi cation Tu-144D with RD-36-51A engines and increased to 5300 km range was designed in 1974. All in all 5 Tu-144D aircraft were built up to 1984.

SSSR-77112 aircraft made near 50 cargo fl ights in Moscow Khabarovsk line. Now it is in exposition of Sinsheim Technique Museum.

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SCALE: 1:144DATE:15.01.2017TIME PERIOD:After 1950MODEL SIZE (L X W):465 mm X 204 mmBOX SIZE: 525 x 263 x 56 mmNUMBER OF DETAILS:114MARKINGSTu-144D, Zhukovskiy, 1984;Tu-144D, Moscow-Khabarovsk trip, 1979.