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The Concorde was the world's longest-serving supersonic airliner. It could cross the Atlantic in record time. Learn why this ...
The first dreams of supersonic air travel were crushed by annoyed Oklahoma City residents in the 1960s. Decades later, it ...
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Spike S-512 - The Quiet Concorde - A Supersonic Jet Without the Sonic BacklashSupersonic flight is making a comeback—but with a whisper, not a bang. The Spike S-512 promises to cruise faster than sound ...
Concorde, the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, operated from 1976 to 2003. Flown by royals, celebrities, and executives, it was discontinued because of high operating costs.
Like travel to the moon, supersonic passenger flight was achieved half a century ago and eventually abandoned. Concorde flew transatlantic routes at Mach 2 for three decades.
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The Rise and Fall of Concorde: Supersonic Luxury at a CostSupersonic and sleek, Concorde redefined luxury travel—but why did it fail to bring affordable supersonic flights to the masses? This video dives into Concorde’s engineering, the noise complaints, and ...
When the Concorde was grounded in 2003, done in by strained economics and a fiery crash on a Paris runway, it appeared to be the end of the line for supersonic travel. Nothing emerged to replace ...
Supersonic commercial flights were once the fastest way to fly, but Concorde jets have been out of service for more than two decades now. What happened?
Amid efforts to lift a ban on supersonic flight over US soil, plane developer Boom says it’s getting closer to creating Concorde’s successor. But will enough people want to use it?
Even during the days of Concorde, the supersonic plane that retired in 2003, commercial flying at speeds above Mach 1 over mainland US was strictly forbidden, largely due to concerns over noise ...
French Transport Minister Jean-Claude Gayssot says that a metal strip, which burst a Concorde tyre and led to last month's disaster, had apparently fallen off another aircraft.
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