In 1962, Britain and France stunned the world by announcing Concorde, the first supersonic passenger airliner. Determined not ...
The solution for Concorde was an elegant delta- or triangular-shaped wing reminiscent of 1950s military aircraft. It had ...
The world’s first supersonic passenger airliner—the Soviet Tu-144—may have become history after a brief but troubled stint that ended in commercial failure. However, some Russian volunteers refuse to ...
For a fleeting 30 years during the 20th century, supersonic commercial air travel was a reality. But on October 24, 2003, that era came to an abrupt end. That day, British Airways operated its last ...
The 1960s were a period of change, transition and unstoppable optimism. It was the age when propeller driven aircraft had all but been phased out by jets, man had successfully gone to space and ...
Time, speed, and style all came together with the Concorde-branded Cartier Tank Must, sold exclusively aboard Air France’s ...
Meet Blake Scholl, the Elon Musk of air travel who is determined to get the world back on supersonic passenger jets John Arlidge is an aviation expert who has flown more miles, on more airlines, on ...
On September 26, 1973, an Air France Concorde flew from Washington, DC, to Paris — marking the first nonstop supersonic flight by the Anglo-French airliner. A few years later, Air France and British ...