The Tupolev Tu-144
The Tupolev Tu-144 was a supersonic airliner that was originally designed during the 1970s. Unfortunately, its prototype crashed and failed during the Paris Air Show. The plane attempted to fly about 55 times before it was retired and never used again.
The Tupolev Tu-144
The Dassault Balzac V
This idea was one that looked incredible on paper but was unspeakably horrible when put into real-life action. The French wanted to hop on the vertical-takeoff train and create a plane that would do so properly, and it took its design from that of the Mirage III. Two pilots died during its test run, but that didn’t stop the French from trying again… though that plane also crashed. This time, thankfully, the pilot was able to eject himself and survived.
The Dassault Balzac V
