Tu-144 Charger Supersonic Transport
| Tu-144 044 | Tu-144S | Tu-144D | |
| Model | Prototype | Serial | Improved |
| Length | 58.5 m / 192 ft | 65.7 m / 215 ft | 67.5 m / 221 ft |
| Height | 12.85 m / 42 ft | 12.85 m / 42 ft | 12.85 m / 42 ft |
| Wingspan | 27 m / 88 ft | 28 m / 92 ft | 28.8 m / 94 ft |
| Wing Area | 469.8 m2 / 5,057 ft2 | 503 m2 / 5,414 ft2 | 506.9 m2 / 5,456 ft2 |
| Weight (empty) | 79,000 kg / 174,000 lbs | 85,150 kg / 188,000 lbs | 86,900 kg / 192,000 lbs [ 150-seater 99,200 kg / 218,000 lbs] |
| Weight (Max takeoff) | 180,000 kg / 395,000 lbs | 207,000 kg / 455,000 lbs | |
| Propulsion | 4 Turbofan | 4 Turbofan | 4 Turbofan |
| Engines | Kuznetsov NK-144 | Kuznetsov NK-144F | Kuznetsov RD-36-51 |
| Engine Power (each) | 127,5 kN/ 28663 lbf | ||
| Cruising speed | 2,430kph / 1,510mph / (Mach 2.29) | 2,000kph / 1,240mph / (Mach 1.88) | 2,124 kph / 1,319mph / (Mach 2.0) |
| Cruising altitude | 20,000m / 65,000ft | 20,000m / 65,000ft | 18,900m / 62,000ft |
| Flying range | 2,500 km / 1,600 miles (126 pax) | 3,080 km / 1,915 miles (140 pax) | 6,500 km / 4,040 miles (155 pax) 5330 km / 3,330 miles 15 ton payload (150 pax) 5500-5700 km / 3,500 miles 11-13 ton payload (110-130 pax) 6200 km / 3,900 miles 7 ton payload (70 pax) |
| Crew | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Number Produced | 1 | 2 + 9 [not 14] | 5 + 1 |
| Disposition | 68001 scrapped |
77101 scrapped 77102 crashed 03 Jun 73 77103 unknown 77104 unknown 77105 scrapped? 77106 Monino 77107 Kazan 77108 Samara 77109 Voronezh 77110 Ulyanovsk |
77111 crashed 23 May 78 77112 Sinsheim, GE 77113 scrapped 2001 77114 Zhukovsky [LL] 77115 Zhukovsky 77116 VASO |
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