Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the monumentWith the Tupolev Tu-144 Russia came to the West in the Überschalljets before. Now, a very special copy of the Konkordski was erected as a monument. Elegant, elongated torso, large triangular Delta wings and a very pointed nose, which can be fold down: Even the experienced eye can quickly suspect that a Concorde in front of the gates of the Russian city of Zhukovsky parks. But in fact, it is Russia Concorde counterpart, the Tupolev Tu-144. It is issued in August before the gates of Moscow suburbs as a monument. The place for the new monument was not chosen by chance: At the airport of Moscow-Zhukovsky lifted off the plane at the end of the 1960s, on its maiden flight. In the place of the Mikhail Gromov flight research Institute – in Russia, one of the most important research centers for aviation and space travel sits. The Tupolev Tu-144 was placed in the immediate vicinity right in the middle of a roundabout. With the more than 65-metre-long plane, the city would like to remind you of an important Chapter in Russian aviation history. |