Tupolev Tu-144D

Tupolev Tu-144D

Tu 144 preparing for takeoff
Type	Airliner, Supersonic aircraft
Configuration	Canard aircraft, Delta-wing aircraft
Propulsion	Quadjet (Jet aircraft, Four-engine aircraft)
Manufacturer	Tupolev
Author(s)	@femboywings, @ShFsn, @konsni
FDM	JSBSim
--aircraft=	Tu-144D
Status	Advanced production
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License	CC BY-SA 4.0
This aircraft is NOT available under the GNU GPL 2, the primary license of the FlightGear project. This means that parts cannot be reused in the official FlightGear repositories.
Wikipedia	Tupolev Tu-144

The Tupolev Tu-144 (NATO: Charger) supersonic transport (SST) was the first of the two supersonic passenger airliners to fly. The other one was the Concorde.

The aircraft is unique for its retractable canards, which enable takeoff/landing at speeds not much higher than those of conventional airliners.

FlightGear model

The project was conceived in July 2014 and has been active since April 2015. Its goal is to accurately model flight dynamics, systems and instruments of the Tu-144 entirely in JSBSim and then make a convincing visual model.

Current status

As of November 2017, we have:

• FDM and control in agreement with POH;

• reasonable autopilot based on the documentation for Tu-154B;

• plausible navigation stack with the Orbita-10 FMC;

• complete set of cockpit warnings;

• engines, systems and most instruments following POH;

• automated crew: callouts and landing/RTO actions;

• profiles for proper startup and quick practice;

• realistic autostart;

• correct animation, sounds and view in multiplayer;

• mostly functional front panel, albeit without proper textures;

• basic damage system.

Known issues

• The visual model needs a replacement;

• the cockpit is incomplete.

The reworking of visual will start when the relevant sizes are known from cockpit modeling.

Characteristics and performance

Mass
Max T/O	207,000 kg
Normal T/O	180,000 kg
Landing	120,000 kg
Speed
Liftoff	390 km/h
Cruise	Mach 2.1
Max speed at 19,000 m	Mach 2.15
Pattern	340 km/h
Glideslope	290 km/h
Touchdown	270–290 km/h
Altitude
Practical ceiling	19,700 m
Cruise	19,500 m

External links

• Tupolev Tu-144

• Tu-144S (reg. USSR-77106) Flight Manual (Russian)

• Rivers R. A Qualitative Piloted Evaluation of the Tupolev Tu-144 Supersonic Transport

• Bliznyuk V. The truth about supersonic transport (Russian)