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Tupolev Tu-144

Soviet supersonic airliner
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Summary

Tupolev Tu-144 is an aircraft model[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of aircraft model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,664 views/month, #16 of 2,369).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Aeroflot[3], National Aeronautics and Space Administration[4], Ministry of Aviation Industry of the USSR[5]
  • Manufacturer: Tupolev[6], Voronezh Aircraft Production Association[7]
  • Developer: Tupolev[8]
  • Subclass of: supersonic transport[9], airliner with 4 jet engines[10]
  • Designed by: Alexei Tupolev[11]
  • Commons category: Tupolev Tu-144[12]
  • Country of origin: Soviet Union[13]
  • Powered by: Kolesov RD-36-51[14]
  • NATO reporting name: Charger[15]
  • First flight: December 31, 1968[16]
  • Service entry: December 26, 1975[17]
  • Service retirement: June 1, 1978[18]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tupolev Tu-144[19]
  • Commons gallery: Tupolev Tu-144[20]
  • Total produced: 16[21]
  • Native label: Ту-144[22]
  • Category for the interior of the item: Category:Interior of Tupolev Tu-144[23]

Why It Matters

Tupolev Tu-144 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Aeroflot

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of → aircraft model
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