The fictional MiG-31 bears a strong resemblance to an actual Soviet aircraft, The Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic airliner, nicknamed the "Konkordski" by the western aviation press. Production versions of the Tu-144 had their engine nacelles under the wing close to the center line of the aircraft, a double-delta wing layout with downward conical camber (similar to the Anglo-French Concorde), and retractable canard wings just behind the cockpit. The Tu-144's history is a bit of a spy story in itself, as many experts have alleged that its design was based on a set of early Concorde blueprints stolen from the French by the K.G.B.
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