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0:00 The Communist Concorde
1:28 Why did the Soviets develop a supersonic passenger jet?
2:58 The difference between a supersonic military jet and a supersonic passenger jet
4:01 Was the Soviet Tu144 a copy of the Concorde?
6:25 The first flight of the Tu144
7:30 Sponsor (War Thunder)
8:22 Why did Tupolev design a a brand new airframe after the first Tu144? (Tu144S)
10:05 Why Tu144 Concordski had Canards
10:52 Why did Tu144 Concordski crash in the Paris air show?
11:37 The market for supersonic passenger jets
12:08 First passenger flight of the Tu144
12:44 What was it like to fly on the Tu144?
13:51 Why were the Tu144 tickets so cheap?
14:24 The Tu144 Concordski was extremely unreliable
15:37 Why TU144's Engine & Airframe Lifespans made it a Waste of Money
17:57 Tu144's new RD3651A and its issues
20:10 Why was the Tu144 Concordski cancelled? And What happened next?

This is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT

Music:
Errors Expected The Fly Guy Five
Linda Low Lucention
Inventions of the Future Experia
Displaced Robert Ruth
Santosha Van Sandano
Flightmode Chris Shards
Dark Mind Wendel Scherer
Universal Solution Robert Ruth
Enter The Night 1 Fredrik Ekstrom
Living Is Simple Arthur Benson
Extra Fries The Fly Guy Five
Break Down Phoenix Tail
For Those Who Fight Dream Cave
Mortal Blow Dream Cave
Floods Frank Jonsson
Truce No More Dream Cave
Reaching beyond the Clouds Tellsonic

Footage:
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Russian Ministry of Defense

Engine and Airframe Lifespan References:
https://vikond65.livejournal.com/1173...
https://www.sovsekretno.ru/articles/i...
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20...
Airframe reference: https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%...
Engine reference: https://books.google.ca/books?id=bWj2...
https://cmvvs.ru/ekspozitsiya/letatel...