Witness the test flight of the TU-144LL, 1998

Name: Witness the test flight of the TU-144LL, 1998
Uploaded: 2020-07-08T13:58:15Z
Duration: 30 s
Description: The Russian Tu-144 was modified by the Tupolev Aircraft Design Bureau of Moscow into the TU-144LL Flying Laboratory; the TU-144LL is seen here in tests from 1998. Together with U.S. partners NASA and the Boeing Company, the TU-144LL was used to gather data to help in the design of more-efficient and environmentally friendly next-generation supersonic transports.

The Russian Tu-144 was modified by the Tupolev Aircraft Design Bureau of Moscow into the TU-144LL Flying Laboratory; the TU-144LL is seen here in tests from 1998. Together with U.S. partners NASA and the Boeing Company, the TU-144LL was used to gather data to help in the design of more-efficient and environmentally friendly next-generation supersonic transports.

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