Name this plane.

XabbaRus · 08-20-09, 02:42 AM

What plane is this? It is Russian but I haven't a clue as to what it is.

Raptor1 · 08-20-09, 02:47 AM

Tu-144?

GoldenRivet · 08-20-09, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Raptor1

Tu-144?

thats what it looks like to me

ajrimmer42 · 08-20-09, 03:02 AM

I'd certainly guess it's a Tupovlev something, and yeah it does look like a Tu 144.

TarJak · 08-20-09, 09:12 AM

I'd concur. Can't see anything else that looks like it has an engine config like that.

Best tail shot I could find of the plane:
http://beano.de/tupolev/262.jpg

Jimbuna · 08-20-09, 12:17 PM

FIREWALL · 08-20-09, 12:32 PM

That's one beautiful Aircraft.

Shearwater · 08-20-09, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Best tail shot I could find of the plane:
http://beano.de/tupolev/262.jpg

I've been inside that very plane at the Technikmuseum Sinsheim

The plane is pretty cool. You can actually 'walk uphill' into the cockpit.

And yes, it's definitely a Tu-144 in the OP.

AVGWarhawk · 08-20-09, 01:47 PM

It is a Piper Cub

Task Force · 08-20-09, 01:52 PM

looks like a Concorde ripoff to me. lol

Shearwater · 08-20-09, 02:00 PM

That's why it's also known as the Concordsky

Raptor1 · 08-20-09, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

looks like a Concorde ripoff to me. lol

Perhaps, but it flew before the Concord.

XabbaRus · 08-20-09, 02:54 PM

Crashed too...

Interesting to compare the designs.

Shearwater · 08-20-09, 04:03 PM

Similar aerodynamic requirements, I suppose.

Max2147 · 08-20-09, 04:50 PM

There was indeed some espionage on the part of the Russians, but in general it's overblown. The British found out about the spying very quickly and put a stop to it, but not before they'd had some fun with their Russian counterparts. They drew up some fake designs and left them where they knew the Russians would find them. The result was some poor Russian engineers pulling their hair out because their "top secret British tire compounds" kept coming out as jelly!

Ironically, the crash that XabbaRus mentioned may have been caused by French espionage against the Russians. The French set up a photo recon plane to take pictures of the Tu-144 during its Paris Air Show routine to get some in-flight photos, and they didn't tell the Russian crew about it. Some people suspect that the Russian pilots were startled when they saw the French plane and took evasive action, which caused them to lose control and crash.

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I'd concur. Can't see anything else that looks like it has an engine config like that. Best tail shot I could find of the plane: http://beano.de/tupolev/262.jpg

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It is a Piper Cub

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Shearwater Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: SUBSIM Radio Room (kinda obvious, isn't it) Posts: 542 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	That's why it's also known as the Concordsky

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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Crashed too... Interesting to compare the designs. __________________

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Shearwater Captain Join Date: May 2009 Location: SUBSIM Radio Room (kinda obvious, isn't it) Posts: 542 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 0	Similar aerodynamic requirements, I suppose.

08-20-09, 04:50 PM	#15
Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There was indeed some espionage on the part of the Russians, but in general it's overblown. The British found out about the spying very quickly and put a stop to it, but not before they'd had some fun with their Russian counterparts. They drew up some fake designs and left them where they knew the Russians would find them. The result was some poor Russian engineers pulling their hair out because their "top secret British tire compounds" kept coming out as jelly! Ironically, the crash that XabbaRus mentioned may have been caused by French espionage against the Russians. The French set up a photo recon plane to take pictures of the Tu-144 during its Paris Air Show routine to get some in-flight photos, and they didn't tell the Russian crew about it. Some people suspect that the Russian pilots were startled when they saw the French plane and took evasive action, which caused them to lose control and crash.