Tupolev Tu-444

infobox Aircraft
name = Tu-444
type = Supersonic business jet
manufacturer = Tupolev



caption = The Tupolev Tu-444 supersonic business jet (sketch of the design made public by Tupolev).
designer = Tupolev
first flight = 2015
status = Concept
primary user = None
more users = None
produced = Concept Stage
number built = 0
program cost= 2.5 Million USD
unit cost = 2.5 Million USD
developed from = Tu-144
variants with their own articles = None

The Tupolev Tu-444 is a concept for a supersonic business jet from the Russian firm Tupolev. While the market for large supersonic airliners is currently weak much due to high fuel prices, several firms, including Cessna, are working on supersonic business jets. Tupolev gained much experience working with supersonic transports by working on the Tu-144.

pecifications (Tu-444)

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=jet
crew=Two pilots, one flight attendant
capacity=6-10
length main=36 m
length alt= 118 ft 1 in
span main=16.2 m
span alt= 53 ft 1 in
height main=6.51 m
height alt= 21 ft 4 in
area main=136 m²
area alt= 1,460 ft²
empty weight main=19,300 kg
empty weight alt= 42,550 lb
loaded weight main=
loaded weight alt=
max takeoff weight main=41,000 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 90,400 lb
engine (jet)=NPO Saturn AL-32M
type of jet= turbofan
number of jets=2
thrust main= 95 kN
thrust alt= 21,400 lbf
max speed main=
max speed alt=
cruise speed main=Mach 2, 2,125 km/h
cruise speed alt= 1320 mph
ceiling main=
ceiling alt=
range main=7,500 km
range alt= 4,660 miles
climb rate main=
climb rate alt=
loading main= 300 kg/m²
loading alt= 29 lb/ft²
thrust/weight= 0.48

ee also

aircontent
sequence=

related=
* Tupolev Tu-144
* Tupolev Tu-244

similar aircraft=
* Aerion SBJ
* Sukhoi-Gulfstream S-21

lists=
* List of airliners

see also=
* Supersonic transport
* Hypersonic transport
* Supersonic business jet

External links

* [http://www.tupolev.ru/English/Show.asp?SectionID=199 Official site] (in English).