The Tupolev Tu-144 became the first supersonic passenger jet to fly, beating the Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde into the air during the Cold War race for prestige. But behind the achievement were serious ...

The Tupolev Tu-144 was the Soviet Union’s answer to the Anglo-French Concorde and briefly became the first supersonic commercial airliner to fly. Developed in secrecy during the height of the Cold War ...