Concorde was taken out of service in 2001 is on track to become the world’s leading supersonic passenger aircraft once again.

The Birth of the Concorde. On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke through. Cruising in an experimental Bell X-1 aircraft at an altitude in excess of 40,000 feet, the test pilot made history by ...

Outrageously speedy airplanes could be soaring back on to the scene in a matter of mere months, due to a significant change ...

Nearly 20 years after Concorde ceased flights, the prestigious plane could make its return to the skies. Tech companies say ...

The Concorde suffered a fatal crash in July 2000, which spurred the end of the supersonic jet program. What's next for mach speed flight?

Concorde flew at the cruising speed of Mach 2, twice the speed of sound, where even small increases in drag would have had a significant impact on fuel burn and range. A wider cross-section would have ...

The plane was soaked in water and allowed to sit for a few days in order to test the impact on the engines, ... A Concorde T-shirt from a trip the aircraft made to Anchorage in July 1988.

In May 2024, I toured a Concorde jet at the Intrepid Museum in New York City. The sea, air, and space museum is housed on a 900-foot-long aircraft carrier. Take a look inside.

Those who took the controls of Concorde say it was like no other airplane – here they reveal the secrets of flying the world’s fastest commercial passenger aircraft at more than twice the ...

Dubbed the XB-1 or "Baby Boom," the one-third-scale prototype has three jet engines that will apparently propel the aircraft to Mach 2.2—10 percent faster than the Concorde—with a range of ...

Nearly 20 years after the Concorde jet failed, plane-makers are still trying to master high-speed flights. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.