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Carreidas 160

The supersonic business jet depicted in the Tintin comic Flight 714 To Sydney. Designed and drawn meticulously for the comic by Hergé's colleague Roger Leloup, the aircraft had a variable geometry 'swing wing' and is described as having a cruising speed of 2000 kilometers per hour at 12 000 meters, with a total thrust of 178 kilonewtons provided by three "Rolls-Royce-Turbomeca turbojets."

Wings forward for subsonic flight.

Wings forward for subsonic flight.

Wings swept for supersonic flight.

Wings swept for supersonic flight.