The President proposed to think about the creation of a supersonic passenger aircraft
RIA News cites the statement of the President of Russia:
Recall that the supersonic Soviet passenger aircraft Tu-144 was developed in the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s. The first flight made 31 December 1968 of the year. At the same time, operation began only in 1975. In June, 1978 was retired for the carriage of passengers for a variety of reasons, including economic ones.
The head of UAC, Yury Slusar, answered the president’s statement. According to him, the corporation has a project of a supersonic long-range airliner.
For reference on the Tu-160M, on the basis of which a passenger version of a supersonic airliner could be created:
Tu-160M - the largest aircraft with a variable sweep wing, one of the most powerful in the world fighting machines. A modernized information management system will be installed on the upgraded aircraft, the advantage of which is the possibility of collecting, processing and displaying flight information in a single system; flight navigation equipment, an on-board communication complex, an automatic on-board control system, an onboard radar station, an electronic countermeasure complex will be updated; the complex for fuel management and control and centering, engine management system will be improved.
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