ICM Tupolev-144D, Soviet Supersonic Passenger Aircraft

Description

The world’s first supersonic passenger aircraft was a Tu-144. It was designed by A.N. Tupolev Design Bureau. The maiden flight of the prototype was on December 31st, 1968 (two months earlier than British-French Concorde). The serial production began in 1971. The modification 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 to 50 cargo flights on the Moscow to Khabarovsk line. Now it is on display at the Sinsheim Technique Museum.

Markings Available

• Tu-144D, Zhukovskiy, 1984
• Tu-144D, Moscow-Khabarovsk trip, 1979

Model Information

• Scale: 1:144
• Number of Parts: 114 pieces
• Length: 465 mm
• Height: 204 mm
• Includes detailed assembly instructions
• Highly detailed sprues with high accuracy made from quality plastic
• Box size: 525 x 263 x 56 mm