• Shrike502
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    9 months ago

    Such a beautiful aircraft. Western media always tries to portray fictional Soviet machinery as boxy and ugly, but when you look at actual designs it’s all flowing lines and style

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      9 months ago

      I’ve been in one of these. They’re really nice. The interior looks a bit dated but that’s to be expected.

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        9 months ago

        I’d imagine the interior of contemporary western airplanes would also look dated without a do-over

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      9 months ago

      I first saw one in a 70s Soviet movie – can’t remember the name – about a Georgian bush pilot who dreams of flying a Tu-144. After knocking around Moscow for a while with an Armenian friend, he gets his dream, but decides he misses home and so goes back to his old job. Just a good heartwarming movie.

      Anyway, it’s an absolutely beautiful aircraft. Seeing it on the ground almost makes you do a double-take, because it looks like something whose native habitat is the air.