The Tu-144's small retractable canard foreplanes, which were installed after 1971, are the most noticeable external difference. This indicates that Tupolev's bureau was not just copying the shape of ...

The Concorde, a supersonic aircraft, marked a significant milestone in aviation history but ultimately ended service in 2003. A student filmmaker's documentary highlighted the Concorde's impact and ...

Air France officials Thursday acknowledged the airline had not made a design change intended to reduce the chance that tire blowouts on the Concorde would damage the supersonic aircraft. British ...

This is part of a special series where NPR looks back at our coverage of major news stories in the past. Listen to the full audio story to hear NPR's archival audio. There was a time when you could ...

Concorde flight engineer Warren Hazelby gets chills recalling his first supersonic flight from London to New York in 2002. Hazelby remembers stepping onto the flight deck and taking it all in. The ...

View CONCORDE A large collection of memorabilia from the final commercial flight of Concorde - Flight No. BA175 from London Heathrow to New York JFK on 24th October 2003. To include travel documents ...

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. A Concorde ...

NASA is developing a new supersonic plane. Will it measure up to the iconic Concorde—the world's first passenger jet capable of flying faster than the speed of sound? The experimental NASA plane ...

Of all the commercial aircraft that have been in operation since the beginning days of flight technology, the Concorde stands alone as the fastest and longest-serving supersonic airliner. The aircraft ...

The Concorde takes flight, January 2023. The rest of the lounge was built out by late summer. The Discommon and Neal Feay team with the Concorde sculpture in the Brooklands Lounge of The Peninsula ...

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