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1E. THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, Thursday, May 27, 1971 i Both Displayed At Paris Air Show Soviet, British-French SST Compared Concorde 001., And Tupelov 144 At Air Shoio In foreground is the Franco-British supersonic transport Con-corde 001 and in background is the Soviet SST Tupelov 144, at the Bourget, France, Air Show. (AP) "Pifc Srj BY RODNEY ANGOVE PARIS Ml The Soviet and Frenc h-British supersonic transports stand 100 yards from each other at the Paris Air Show opening today, giving viewers a chance for the first time to make comparisons. The TU144 and the French-British Concorde look strikingly similar at first glance but actually they are different in practically every detail. More titanium has been used in the TU144's structure.

It weighs 130 metric tons loaded, compared to 175 for the Concorde. THE PASSENGER load is similar, although final seating arrangements probably have not been made for either. The Russians say they could put between 120 and 150 passengers in the needle-slim fuselage, compared with 128 to 144 in the Concorde and about 300 in the now abandoned American SST. The TU144 Is to fly slightly faster than the Concorde, Mach 2.3, compared with Mach 2.2, according to Downtown St. Petersburg Store Open 9:30 a.m.

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The interior of the Concorde contains only four passenger seats at present, while the 144 is reported to be fitted with 100 or more passenger seats. THE TEST pilot of the Concorde, Andre Turcat, said that from his conversations with Russian technicians it appears that electronic equipment plays far less of a role in the 144 than in the Concorde. The Russians say they have received about 20 options for their plane in Soviet bloc countries. The builders of the Concorde report they have 74 options. The TU144 reportedly will go into service in 1972, although this could not be confirmed.

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