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| Putin eyes supersonic civilian airliner based on Tu-160 strategic bomber | Putin eyes supersonic civilian airliner based on Tu-160 strategic bomber |
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| President Vladimir Putin has attended a test flight of Russia’s new Tu-160 strategic bomber, later suggesting that a civilian passenger version of the supersonic aircraft could be a viable commercial prospect. | President Vladimir Putin has attended a test flight of Russia’s new Tu-160 strategic bomber, later suggesting that a civilian passenger version of the supersonic aircraft could be a viable commercial prospect. |
| Russia had a supersonic passenger plane, the Tu-144, but it operated for about a year and was ruled economically unfeasible and potentially unsafe. The same happened to the only other similar aircraft, the British-French Concorde, which made its last flight in 2003. | |
| After witnessing the test flight of the Tu-160, Putin suggested civilian supersonic aircraft could see a revival in the current economy. | After witnessing the test flight of the Tu-160, Putin suggested civilian supersonic aircraft could see a revival in the current economy. |
| “The Tu-144 was taken off production because an airline ticket cost must take into consideration the average salaries in a country. The situation is different now. There are big companies which could operate such an aircraft,” he said. | “The Tu-144 was taken off production because an airline ticket cost must take into consideration the average salaries in a country. The situation is different now. There are big companies which could operate such an aircraft,” he said. |
| The president mused that Russia could make a civilian version of the Tu-160. | The president mused that Russia could make a civilian version of the Tu-160. |
| The newest supersonic bomber, the ‘Pyotr Deynekin’, is currently undergoing producer trials at the Gorbunov air plant in Kazan. Once certified, the nuclear-capable aircraft will join a fleet of 11 regular Tu-160s and five upgraded Tu-160s and form the air part of the Russian nuclear triad. | The newest supersonic bomber, the ‘Pyotr Deynekin’, is currently undergoing producer trials at the Gorbunov air plant in Kazan. Once certified, the nuclear-capable aircraft will join a fleet of 11 regular Tu-160s and five upgraded Tu-160s and form the air part of the Russian nuclear triad. |
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