Fatally Flawed: What Happened To The Soviet Concorde? | Fascinating Horror

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This short documentary follows the rise and fall of the Soviet Union's supersonic passenger jet project: the disastrous Tupolev Tu-144, also known as the "Concordski" Fascinating Horror posts weekly videos covering the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel! *LINKS:* 🔗 ► My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHistoric ► Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFXad0mx4WxY1fXdbvtg0CQ/join ► Follow me: https://twitter.com/TrueHorrorTales | https://www.instagram.com/fascinatinghorror/ | https://www.facebook.com/horrorfascinating ► Get in touch: [email protected] *CHAPTERS:* 🔖 ► 00:00 - Intro ► 00:39 - The Birth of the "Concordski" ► 03:15 - The Paris Air Show Accident ► 05:55 - The Tu-144 as a Passenger Aircraft ► 09:11 - The Second Accident ► 11:33 - The End of the Tu-144 *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Glass Pond" by Public Memory *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "The Soviet Union’s flawed rival to Concorde" by Stephen Dowling, published by the BBC, August 2020. Link: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20171018-the-soviet-unions-flawed-rival-to-concorde ► "Interesting Features Of Russia's Concorde - The Tu-144" by Sumit Singh, published by Simple Flying, October 2021. Link: https://simpleflying.com/tu-144-features/ ► "Tu-144 crash puzzle persists 50 years after fatal Paris display" by David Kaminski-Morrow, published by Flight Global, June 2023. Link: https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/tu-144-crash-puzzle-persists-50-years-after-fatal-paris-display/153782.article ► "The rise and fall of Concordski" by Roger Domeneghetti, published by The New European, May 2023. Link: https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/the-rise-and-fall-of-concordski/ ► "Tu-144L" published by NASA, March 2014. Link: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/tu-144l/ ► Tupolev TU-144 Accident Record published by the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Link: https://www.baaa-acro.com/aircraft/tupolev-tu-144 ​​​​​​​#documentary​​​​ #history​​​​​​​​​ #truestories #disaster #aviation #aircraft ​