Built shortly after the original dash 12.2 as a way to show the glory of Motherland - I mean airplane manufacturing.

And to show that supersonic airliners are viable and totally not just a white elephant.

And to stuff a giant airliner into a gate that would normally be too small without its variable sweep wing.

And to make "ur mum" jokes.

While revisionists may claim that this airliner is too hard to control on final approach, I disagree in the strongest possible terms. Its lack of roll and yaw control on final approach will ensure that the pilot will focus solely on the landing and will not dare to go around.

VTOl slider: Pitch boost
Activation groups 1-4: (De)Activates engines 1-4
FireWeapons/alt key: Reverse thrust but only when engines are activated
Activation group 5: Control dampener
Activation group 6: Boost
Activation group 8: Droop nose+swing wing. DO NOT USE ROLL WHILE DEACTIVATING 8 OR GULAG.