Tupolev Tu-444

Tu-444

The Tupolev Tu-444 supersonic business jet (sketch by Tupolev DB).
Role	Supersonic business jet
Manufacturer	Tupolev
Status	Concept – status unknown as of 2014

The Tupolev Tu-444 is a concept for a supersonic business jet from the Russian firm Tupolev. Tupolev has had previous experience developing supersonic transport aircraft with projects such as the Tu-144, Tu-144LL and other experience with supersonic aircraft in the bombers Tu-22, Tu-22M and Tu-160.

The project has been potentially cancelled; the official website was taken down.

Specifications (Tu-444)

Top view of the Tu-444

General characteristics

Crew: 2 pilots, 1 flight attendant
Capacity: 6–10
Length: 36 m (118 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 16.2 m (53 ft 1 in)
Height: 6.51 m (21 ft 4 in)
Wing area: 136 m² (1,460 ft²)
Empty weight: 19,300 kg (42,550 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 41,000 kg (90,400 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × NPO Saturn AL-32M turbofan, 95 kN (21,400 lbf) each

Performance

Cruise speed: Mach 2, 2125 km/h (1,320 mph)
Range: 7,500 km (4,660 mi)
Wing loading: 300 kg/m² (62 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.48

Tupolev aircraft

Civilian	Tu-104 Tu-114 Tu-116 Tu-124 Tu-134 Tu-144 Tu-154 Tu-204 Tu-214 Tu-334

Military	Tu-2 Tu-4 Tu-14 Tu-16 Tu-20/Tu-95 Tu-22 Tu-22M/Tu-26 Tu-28/Tu-128 Tu-126 Tu-142 Tu-160

Unmanned	Tu-121C Tu-123 Tu-139 Tu-141 Tu-143 Tu-243 Tu-300

Experimental	Tu-1 Tu-6 Tu-8 Tu-10 Tu-12 Tu-70 Tu-72 Tu-73 Tu-74 Tu-75 Tu-80 Tu-82 Tu-85 Tu-91 Tu-93 Tu-96 Tu-98 Tu-102 Tu-105 Tu-107 Tu-110 Tu-119 Tu-125 Tu-155 Tu-156 Tu-206 Tu-216

Proposed	PAK DA Tu-244 Tu-324 Tu-330 Tu-334 Tu-338 Tu-344 Tu-404 Tu-414 Tu-444 Tu-2000 Tu-304 Frigate Ecojet

Historic	ANT-1 ANT-2 ANT-3/R-3 ANT-4/TB-1 ANT-5/I-4 ANT-6/TB-3 ANT-7/R-6/KR-6/MR-6 ANT-8/MDR-2 ANT-9/PS-9 ANT-10/R-7 ANT-11/MTBT ANT-12/I-5 ANT-13/I-8 ANT-14 ANT-16/TB-4 ANT-17/TSh-1 ANT-20/PS-124 ANT-21/MI-3 ANT-22/MK-1 ANT-23/I-12 ANT-25/RD ANT-26/ANT-28/TB-6 ANT-27/MDR-4/MTB-1 ANT-29/DIP-1 ANT-30/SK-1 ANT-31/I-14 ANT-35/PS-35 ANT-36/DB-1 ANT-37/DB-2 ANT-40/SB/PS-40/PS-41 ANT-41/T-1/LK-1 ANT-42/TB-7/Pe-8 ANT-43 ANT-44/MTB-2 ANT-46/DI-8 ANT-51/BB-1/Su-2 ANT-58/FB/Tu-2

Supersonic transport

Aircraft now withdrawn
from service

Historic development
projects

Airliners	Boeing 2707 Bristol Type 223 Convair Model 58-9 Douglas 2229 High Speed Civil Transport LAPCAT Lockheed L-2000 Rockwell X-30 Sud Aviation Super-Caravelle Tupolev Tu-244

Business jets	Aerion SBJ SAI Quiet Supersonic Transport Sukhoi-Gulfstream S-21 Tupolev Tu-444

Current development
projects

Airliners	HyperMach SonicStar Next Generation Supersonic Transport Reaction Engines A2 Zero Emission Hyper Sonic Transport

Business jets	Aerion AS2 Gulfstream X-54 Spike S-512

Tupolev Tu-444

Specifications (Tu-444)

See also