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Some parts of the plane still work!

Tu-144 which first flew on 31 December 1968 (two months before Concorde) is the fastest supersonic commercial airliner ever made. Despite the similarity of the Tu-144 to Concorde, there were significant differences in the control, navigation and engine systems. The Tu-144 was in some ways a more technologically advanced aircraft, but in areas such as range, aerodynamic sophistication, braking and engine control, it lagged behind Concorde.  A total of 16 airworthy Tu-144s were built, Aeroflot had only made 55 scheduled passenger flights with their Tu-144s before they put them out of service.  (PICS)

Here are pictures from Kazan Aviation Institute, of another Tu-144 (registration number: 77107) that made its first flight on August 20th, 1975. This particular plane had only made 180 flights during its life (357 flight hours in total, 135 of them at supersonic speed).  On March 29th, 1985 this plane had made its last landing at Kazan’s airport.  From there it was moved to its final resting place on the grounds of the Kazan’s Aviation Institute…

 

Here is #77107 in her better days…

Via RussianFun.net