| Aircraft Number 02-1 | |
| Current Registration | CCCP-77103 |
| Production Model | Tu-144S “004” |
| Maiden Flight | 13th December 1973 : Voronezh, USSR. |
| Registration History | Registered CCCP-77103 to Aeroflot - Soviet Airlines. |
| Total Flights | 250 flights. |
| Total Flight Hours | 313 hours. |
| Supersonic Flight Hours | 59 hours. |
| Current Usage | Scrapped in 1984 at Zhukovsky. |
| Notes |
After the accident of CCCP-77102 at XXX Paris Air Show, the production of Tu-144S continued at Voronezh until 1977. Large quantities of test flight were necessary before beginning with the transport of passengers. This aircraft was used in a series of flights to different cities of the USSR where were tested the navigation and flight system NPK-144 and the power supply system, also were made tests in aborted takeoff. |
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Engineers performing works over aircraft 02-1 a few months before her maiden flight. Picture from Aviation Week-1973. |
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Another view of CCCP-77103 on Voronezh assembly line with canards deployed and nose down. Picture from Aviation Week-1973. |
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The huge NK-144A engines are observed with curiosity by a group of people during a public exhibition. | ||
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Aircraft 02-1 being under tests at Sheremetyevo Airport. |
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