About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 322. Not illustrated. Chapters: Russian Airliners 2000-2009, Russian Airliners 2010-2019, Soviet Airliners 1930-1939, Soviet Airliners 1940-1949, Soviet Airliners 1950-1959, Soviet Airliners 1960-1969, Soviet Airliners 1970-1979, Soviet Airliners 1980-1989, Soviet and Russian Airliners 1920-1929, Soviet and Russian Airliners 1990-1999, Tupolev Tu-144, Ilyushin Il-86, Ilyushin Il-62, Tupolev Tu-154, Antonov An-24, Yakovlev Yak-40, Sukhoi Superjet 100, Yakovlev Yak-42, Ilyushin Il-96, Tupolev Tu-114, Tupolev Tu-134, Tupolev Tu-204, Ilyushin Il-14, Lisunov Li-2, Antonov An-10, Tupolev Tu-104, Ilyushin Il-18, Kharkov Khai-1, Irkut Ms-21, Kalinin K-4, Antonov An-28, Tupolev Tu-334, Kalinin K-5, Ilyushin Il-114, Tupolev Tu-110, Tupolev Tu-70, Ilyushin Il-12, Tupolev Tu-126, Niai Lem-3, Bartini Stal-7, Niai Lk-1, Laville Ps-89, Tupolev Tu-124, Tupolev Ant-9, Aleksandrov-Kalinin Ak-1, Putilov Stal-5, Putilov Stal-11, Zlokazov Ark-Z-1, Putilov Stal-3, Tairov Oko-1, Tupolev Ant-35, Putilov Stal-2, Beriev Be-30, Yakovlev Yak-77, Yakovlev Yak-48, Grigorovich Suvp, Beriev Be-112, Mikoyan Mig-110. Excerpt: The Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO reporting name: "Charger") was one of the world's only two supersonic transport aircraft (SST) to enter civilian service, along with the Concorde, and was constructed under the direction of the Soviet Tupolev design bureau headed by Alexei Tupolev. The Tu-144 was outwardly similar to the Aerospatiale / British Aircraft Corporation Concorde, under development at the same time, and there were frequent allegations that Soviet espionage played a key role, giving the Tu-144 the nickname "Concordski." The Tu-144 was Tupolev's only supersonic commercial airliner venture, as the company's other large supersonic aircraft were designed and built to military specifications. All these aircraft benefited from technical and scien...
