1. Concorde takes off | January 21, 1976 | HISTORY
Western Europe had won its supersonic race with the Soviets, who eventually allowed just 100 domestic flights with the TU-144 before discontinuing the airliner.
From London’s Heathrow Airport and Orly Airport outside Paris, the first Concordes with commercial passengers simultaneously take flight on January 21, 1976. The London flight was headed to Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, and the Paris to Rio de Janeiro via Senegal in West Africa. At their cruising speeds, the innovative Concordes flew well over […]
2. Back to the Future: The Story of Concorde and the Dawn of a New ...
Sep 4, 2021 · Concorde is the most successful supersonic commercial aircraft to have ever graced the runway. For as sprinter is to track was she to the sky.
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3. Concorde Timeline - Brooklands Museum
The supersonic airliner was a joint venture between Great Britain and France and the first UK meeting took place at Brooklands Museum.
"Design an aircraft that is capable of carrying one hundred passengers at twice the speed of sound"
4. Concorde - a work of art - Royal Aeronautical Society
Nov 24, 2023 · The high speed and shock waves generated for supersonic flight were paid for by a significant increase in the energy required and, therefore, in ...
Two decades on from its final flight, Concorde continues to amaze and fascinate. Former President of Académie de l’air et de l’espace and test pilot JEAN PINET, who, along with Andre Turcat, was the first Concorde pilot to break the sound barrier, offers his thoughts on this remarkable machine.
5. What happened to the Concorde? - Slidebean
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What happened to the Concorde? In this article, we answer this question and dive deep into the fascinating history behind this iconic aircraft
6. Things about Concorde you might not know - AeroTime
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Concorde was a world-widely recognized icon capable of crossing the Atlantic at over twice the speed of sound and reaching an altitude of 18288m. The airplane was built jointly by aircraft manufacturers in Great Britain and France and made a huge technological leap forward in civil aviation. It inaugurated the world’s first scheduled supersonic passenger
7. Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde: Racing the Sun - SP's Aviation
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Concorde was the only commercial plane that could race the sun. If it departed London at 10 am local time, it reached New York before 10 am local time.
8. The Race to Return to Supersonic Flight is On - Alpha Gentlemen
Jun 26, 2024 · ... supersonic jetliner after the Concorde ... meaning flying commercial supersonic might be a little closer than you think.
Companies from both sides of the Atlantic are furiously competing to create the first supersonic jetliner after the Concorde.
9. What Happened to the Concordes? | National Air and Space Museum
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These days, it takes seven hours to fly from New York to London, compared to under three hours flying at twice the speed of sound on the Concorde. When I started my internship at the National Air and Space Museum, I was determined to learn why.
10. Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | The Supersonic Race | 2 - iHeart
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The supersonic race heats up in the 1960s. As Britain and France scramble to solidify their design for Concorde, the United States of America and the Soviet Union are close on their heels.
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11. FlyBy - This Time Around, Supersonic is a Global Collaboration - Boom
Sep 6, 2023 · The name Concorde, meaning agreement or harmony, was selected to reflect the treaty between England and France. However, the relationship was ...
No longer a race between nations, Boom brings together a global team to build the sustainable, supersonic future
12. 50 Years of Concorde and the future of Supersonic Flight - KDC Resource
Mar 7, 2019 · In the early years of aviation, it was a romantic, wonderous thing. It was about brave feats, privilege, mystique and adventure.
In the early years of aviation, it was a romantic, wonderous thing. It was about brave feats, privilege, mystique and adventure. When the Wright Brothers took to the air, they were doing so in something akin to a powered kite. In 1927 the Spirit of St Louis flew non-stop from Long Island to Paris, making it the first single engine, single seat aircraft to do so. The flight took a staggering 33 hours and 30 minutes. But at that point in history the miracle was that it made it at all, not h...
13. Why The Concorde Is Such a Badass Plane
Apr 22, 2019 · Four months before men walked on the moon, the Concorde made its maiden flight. In 1973, it bested the Soviet supersonic effort in Paris. And ...
The long, strange, luxurious saga of flying faster than the speed of sound.
14. The Concorde: A Supersonic Airplane Too Advanced to Survive
Jul 1, 2015 · Self-selecting passengers who could afford fares represented operating costs, thus contributing to the illustrious Concorde aura. Still, ...
Was the Concorde a triumph of modern engineering, a metaphor for misplaced 20th-century values, or both?
15. Concorde 2.0: the race to build a new supersonic passenger plane - CBC
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As the world's longest-running aerospace trade show opens in Paris, one of the biggest stories in the aviation industry is the potential return of supersonic passenger planes akin to the iconic Concorde.
16. Inside the race to build a supersonic airliner - Fortune
Sep 18, 2021 · There's a reason that supersonic planes are typically found in museums. The Concorde supersonic jet, which first flew in 1969, retired in ...
The startup plans to fly a scaled-down version of its supersonic commercial jet sometime next year.
17. Supersonic aircraft… is there a substitute for the Concorde?
Mar 13, 2023 · In the late 1950s, a global race began to develop a supersonic passenger aeroplane, a race that even turned into a fight for national prestige.
The Concorde was an innovative aircraft, but many of the arguments that led to its creation are no longer on the aviation scene.
18. Boom times in the race for a new supersonic airliner
Jun 25, 2017 · '' While the Boom airliner will be 10 per cent faster than Concorde, it will carry passengers at fares 75 per cent lower and be 30 per cent ...
