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		smoyer on Aug 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tupolev Tu-144: The Soviets' doomed rival to Conco... I always love the extra landing gear added to the Concorde to avoid tail strikes on rotation - sometimes "patches" are the correct solution to infrequent problems!

chrisseaton on Aug 28, 2021 [–]

I don’t think they’re a patch - they were part of the original design.

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