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| Country | Russia (Ex-URSS) |
| Rol | Passengers supersonic airplane |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev |
| Codename NATO | Charger |
| First Flight | December 31 1968 |
| Motors | 4 reactors Kuznetsov NK-144 to postcombustión |
| Longitude | 67.7 meters |
| Span | 28.8 meters |
| Surface eaves | 438 square meters |
| Reach | 6500 kilometers |
| Cruisse speed | 2500 Km/h (Mach 2.35) |
| Capacity | 140 passengers |
| Maximum weigh taking off | 180 tons |
| Wheigh normal | 85 tons |
| Roof | 18.000 meters |
| First flight to Mach 1 | June 5 1969 |
| First flight to Mach 2 | May 26 1970 |
| First flight of passengers | November 1 1977 (of Moscow to Alma Alta) |
| Airplane | Concorde | TU-144 |
| Country | France-United King | Russia (Ex-USSR) |
| Manufacturer | Anglo-French proyect | Tupolev |
| Type | Passengers airplane | Passengers airplane |
| Airlines | British Airways - Air France | Aeroflot |
| Capacity | 100 passengers | 140 passengers |
| Motors | 4 Rolls Royce Olympus 593 with 68,947 Kgs of push | 4 Kuznetsov NK - 144 Turbofan with 75,000 Kgs of push |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2 (2.280 Km/h) | Mach 2.35 (2.679 Km/h) |
| Reach | 5,943 Km | 6,500 Km |
| Cost for unit | 110.000.000 dollars | 80.000.000 dollars |
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