The Concorde was a marvel of engineering, capable of flying at Mach 2 while delivering passengers across the Atlantic in ...
Compared to a Boeing 747, the delta-wing Concorde guzzled four times as much fuel and carried only one-fifth as many ...
The plane was also the subject of complaints about noise from its loud turbojet engines and its sonic booms. Scholl says Concorde had very loud, converted military engines, but Overture will be ...