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| Copyright Rob Schleiffert-1993. |
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| Copyright Rob Schleiffert-1993. |
| Aircraft Number 08-1 | |
| Current Registration | CCCP-77113 |
| Production Model | TU-144D “004D” |
| Maiden Flight | 2nd October 1979 : Voronezh, USSR. |
| Registration History | Registered CCCP-77113 to Aeroflot - Soviet Airlines. |
| Current Usage | Scrapped in 2001 at Zhukovsky. |
| Notes |
This aircraft, together with CCCP-77112, was the centrepiece of the tests that gave to the TU-144D model the airworthiness certificate. On August 31, 1980 during a supersonic test flight suffered the destruction of an engine. Different parts and systems of the plane were affected and the crew was forced to make a successful emergency landing at the Engels Air Force Base. |
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Mosaeroshow'92 allowed for the first time to take photos of the plane 08-1. Copyright Trevor Hall-1992. |
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During MAKS-1993 AirShow the aircraft 08-1 could be seen without engines in a side of the airfield. Copyright Rob Schleiffert-1993. |
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CCCP-77113 remained parked in the Tupolev's facilities at Zhukovsky until she was scrapped in 2001. |
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 Copyright TV Data-2001. |
 Copyright TV Data-2001. |
 Copyright TV Data-2001. |
 Copyright TV Data-2001. |
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