The Tupolev Tu-144 was a supersonic airliner constructed under management of the Soviet Tupolev design bureau headed by Alexei Tupolev. Western media nicknamed the plane Concordski (sometimes Konkordski), sounding like a Russian surname yet still very close to Concorde, to which Tu-144 was visually similar. A prototype first flew on December 31, 1968 near Moscow, two months before the Concorde. The Tu-144 first broke the sound barrier on June 5, 1969, and on July 15, 1969, it became the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
| Location | Sinsheim (Germany) | Subject | Aviation & Astronautics |
| Picture name | 4249_DSCF0165.jpg | Picture size | 800x601 pixel, 63,532 bytes |
| Date | Wednesday, January 4, 2006 | Exposure Time | 10/4500 (0.0022 s) |
| Focal Length | 1670/100 (16.70 mm) | ISO Speed Ratings | 200 |
| Aperture | f/5.6 | Make | FUJIFILM |
| Model | FinePix S602 ZOOM | Exposure Mode | Auto Exposure |
| Exposure Program | Normal program |
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