The Concorde, a symbol of supersonic travel, met a tragic end with the crash of Flight 4590. This story details the ...
THE ‘Son of Concorde’ XB-1 jet has successfully reached supersonic speeds today, breaking the sound barrier for the first ...
THE XB-1 ‘Son of Concorde’ jet is expected to reach speeds faster than sound for roughly four minutes in an upcoming flight, ...
Boom's XB-1 jet breaks the sound barrier, bringing supersonic passenger travel closer to reality. Find out more about this ...
The flights help check the safety modifications put in place in the wake of the Air France Concorde tragedy in July last year, in which 113 people were killed when the plane crashed near Paris.
The Concorde continued to serve passenger flights until 2003. This type of aircraft was retired after an accident involving one of them, but the key reason was the very high costs, which made ...
"The final accident report diagram of the runway had ... According to those present on the day, the burning Concorde had come within seven metres of a deadly collision." The book also made the ...
However, this does not mean that the two European flag carriers' liveries during Concorde's operational career were the only ...
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 ...
In a world where speed is often synonymous with progress, a small startup with just 140 employees has made a groundbreaking ...
And then there's Concorde. The elegant supersonic jet was ... These three stories have it all — glitz, glamour, and tragedy. Where did it all go wrong? More from True Cost Did you know that ...