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Tupolev Tu-144 is a supersonic passenger aircraft developed in the Soviet Union in the mid-1960s. The project aimed to demonstrate Soviet engineering capability and lead the way in civil supersonic air transport. Development and Technical Specifications The Tupolev Tu-144, designed by a team team led by Alexey Tupolev, was the world’s first supersonic passenger aircraft. It made its maiden flight on 31 December 1968, becoming the first airplane to achieve supersonic passenger flight before the C

The Antonov An-225 Mriya began development in the early 1980s to strengthen the Soviet Union's ambitions in the space race. The aircraft's primary mission was to create a platform for transporting the Soviet space program's Buran space shuttle and Energia rocket modules. To meet this need, the existing Antonov An-124 Ruslan was used as a base, and a larger, more powerful model was designed. Making its first flight on December 21, 1988, the An-225 took off from Hostomel Airport near Kyiv, opening