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The '''Tupolev Tu-144''' (NATO: Charger) supersonic transport (SST) was the first of the two supersonic passenger [[:Category:Airliners|airliners]] to fly, the other one being the [[Concorde]]. Tu-144's unique retractable canard | The '''Tupolev Tu-144''' (NATO: Charger) supersonic transport (SST) was the first of the two supersonic passenger [[:Category:Airliners|airliners]] to fly, the other one being the [[Concorde]]. Tu-144's unique retractable canard allows the elevons to function as flaperons, bringing the takeoff/landing speeds closer to conventional airliners and allowing to use the same airports. It was one of the last commercial aircraft with a braking parachute, due to difficulties in thrust reverser development. | ||
The '''Tu-144D''' addon for FlightGear has been developed by Michael Danilov since April 2015 to accurately model the latest long-range variant of the aircraft, Tu-144D model 09 from 1981. It can be installed with the [[FlightGear_Qt_launcher|QT launcher]] hangar URL: {{gitlab source |user=mdanil |repo=Tu-144D_hangar |view=raw |path=catalog.xml |full=1}}. | The '''Tu-144D''' addon for FlightGear has been developed by Michael Danilov since April 2015 to accurately model the latest long-range variant of the aircraft, Tu-144D model 09 from 1981. It can be installed with the [[FlightGear_Qt_launcher|QT launcher]] hangar URL: {{gitlab source |user=mdanil |repo=Tu-144D_hangar |view=raw |path=catalog.xml |full=1}}. | ||