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Tupolev Tu-144
A narrow-body jet airliner from Tupolev, first flown in 1968. It typically seats about 140 passengers and can fly up to 6,500 km.
- Maker
- Tupolev
- Family
- Tu-144
- First flight
- 1968
- Typical seats
- 140
- Range
- 6,500 km3,510 nmi
- Length
- 65.7 m
- Engines
- 4 × jet
- Body
- Narrow-body
- ICAO type code
- T144
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Test yourself
1Does the Tu-144 fly further or less far than the 737-300?
The Tu-144 flies up to 6,500 km, 2,300 km further than the 737-300.
2Does the Tu-144 seat more or fewer passengers than the A321neo?
The Tu-144 typically seats 140, 66 fewer than the A321neo.
3Did the Tu-144 first fly later or earlier than the 737 MAX 9?
The Tu-144 first flew in 1968, 49 years earlier than the 737 MAX 9.
Similar in size and range
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