British Airways also wanted to serve the London-Sydney route with Concorde, but opposition in Malaysia and India over the aircraft’s sonic boom eventually led to that plan being scrapped.

It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years since commercial supersonic travel ended with the Anglo-French ...

During takeoff and landing, Concorde flew at a steep angle, with its front end tilted skyward and its tail pointing down. If a conventional plane were in this position, its nose would block the ...