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		nimbius on Aug 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tupolev Tu-144: The Soviets' doomed rival to Conco... Nowhere in the article does it say doomed. Its 2021, can we stop flogging the commies yet? The Tupolev was an absolute engineering masterpiece given the constraints it operated under. This thing had to transport regular people and land at practically any airport, something Concorde never did.

thrwway34 on Aug 29, 2021 [–]

Yes, it was doomed - it operated for less than a year.

No, it wasn't a masterpiece - it was plagued by usual Soviet issues: poor quality and bad engines.

And no, it wasn't intended to transport regular people and land at practically any airport.

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