What was the name of the Russian supersonic plane like the Concord?
Tupolev TU-144 one of the biggest failures for Russia The programs first disaster was when a TU-144 (or Concordski as the media called it) crashed in front of TV-cameras during a presentation at the Paris Air Show 1973. The French had sent up a Mirage III jet to photograph the TU-144 in flight, but did not tell the Russians. The plane found itself on a collision course with the Mirage when they took evasive action the plane stalled and then when they tried to recover from the stall they overstressed the air frame causing the plane to break-up and crash, It was also suggested that the pilot who was under pressure to show off the planes abilities against the Concorde, possible was pushing the plane too hard when he attempted the steep climb that caused the stall.
