NATO Codename: Charger

"f86sabre" (f86sabre) 09/24/2013 at 21:31 • Filed to: Planelopnik, Russia

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The TU-144. Top speed of Mach 2 +. Not nearly as successful as Concorde due to a couple of crashes, but still an interesting aircraft.

Dunnik > f86sabre 09/24/2013 at 22:31

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Never knew it got a NATO designation. I thought that was pretty rare for what was ostensibly a civilian airliner. I guess they figured, probably correctly, that it was a military threat.

ASheep > f86sabre 09/25/2013 at 05:27

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Aww it's so cute with its droopy nose and floppy ears!

Russian aircraft design is the best.

Bluecold > Dunnik 09/25/2013 at 06:28

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IIRC, all soviet aircraft got NATO codenames. Everything that starts with the C is Civilian. Such as the Tu-144 Charger, IL-62 Classic, TU-114 Cleat. Everything that starts with the B is a bomber, such as the TU-95 Bear and TU-160 Blackjack. Everything that starts with an F is a fighter such as the MiG 21 Fishbed, SU-27 Flanker.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > f86sabre 09/25/2013 at 06:40

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American and West German flags in the vertical stabilizer?

f86sabre > Goshen, formerly Darkcode 09/25/2013 at 13:09

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Russian and US. NASA used it for some high speed research in the late 90s.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > f86sabre 09/25/2013 at 13:30

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Didn't know, interesting.