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...first, the Soviets grabbed the headlines with a dazzling array of new aircraft, especially the TU-144 supersonic jetliner. But when the Paris Air Show got into full swing last week, the French crowds were flocking to see a competing SST, the Anglo-French Concorde. If the Western European jet makes its commercial debut in 1974 or 1975, it will be the first supersonic liner in regular service. TIME'S Paris bureau chief, William Rademaekers, went to Le Bourget Airport to look at the Concorde, and was invited to become one of the first journalists to ride...
This busy cupid has become so popular that a Swiss radio station broadcast an Alexandrine in his honor the other day: "Si tu veux te marier, va trouver René." Bouvet appreciated the sentiment but not the publicity; the French Ministry of Justice could fine him $5.50 for every marriage pronounced without posting of bans. Thus, when five couples seeking marriage turned up in Novel last week, they found that Monsieur le maire was not in a marrying mood. "My husband is all worn out, so he has gone to Switzerland to lie in a sauna," said his wife...
...TU-144 supersonic transport, which, after a leisurely subsonic flight from Prague, touched down with its 26 tires threadbare from many high-speed landings. Though the Russian SST made its first test flight more than two years ago, it had not been previously exhibited for Westerners. It quickly became the star of the Paris show...
Prestige v. Profits. Some aircraft executives at the Paris show doubted that many Soviet SSTs will be sold in the West, even though a number of airlines are closely studying the TU-144's specifications. Aside from the uncertainty of depending on the Russians for parts and service, there is a belief among aeronautical engineers that the Anglo-French Concorde is a more sophisticated machine...
...Concorde was also on display at Le Bourget, after flying 3,220 miles from Dakar to Toulouse in just under 2½ hours, giving the experts a unique opportunity to compare the two transports. Some said that the TU-144 was cleaner and quieter than the Concorde, perhaps even quiet enough to meet stringent new U.S. noise standards. Others who had studied year-old photographs of the TU-144 noted that the Russians had lengthened air inlets on the four giant engines and sharpened edges on the inlets, apparently in an attempt to improve fuel economy. Perhaps even more important...