THE ‘Son of Concorde’ XB-1 jet is set to take off on its inaugural supersonic flight next week, where it will break the sound ...
THE XB-1 ‘Son of Concorde’ jet is expected to reach speeds faster than sound for roughly four minutes in an upcoming flight, ...
As Concorde fans around the world celebrate the 49th anniversary of the jet's entry into service, let's take a look back at ...
January 21 is remembered as the day the first commercial Concorde flight took off from London and Paris Airports ...
Getty Images Air France and British Airways each had seven Concorde planes In November 1956 he became chairman of the newly formed Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee, or STAC. Britain and ...
Concorde's aerodynamic, narrow body restricted space for passengers. British Airways planes seated only 100, while Air France planes, with a slightly roomier cabin layout, sat just 92. Given ...
At least two flights briefly traveled faster than the speed of sound as the jet stream sped up, but there would not have been ...
On Jan. 27, the XB-1 aircraft, the brainchild of Blake Scholl's company Boom Supersonic, is expected to break the sound ...
From the celebrity chefs involved to the final decadent meal served, here's how Concorde transformed airline food forever.
For every British Airways Concorde that plied the Atlantic ... One of the prototype Concorde aircraft complete with “e” is in the Imperial War Museum, Duxford. Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford ...
It was operated by two airlines, Air France and British Airways, and flew from 1976 ... passengers enjoyed their luxurious meals, the Concorde planes eventually proved to be too costly to maintain ...