Concorde (/ ˈkɒŋkɔːrd /) is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).

5 天之前 · The Concorde was a supersonic passenger-carrying commercial airplane. Built in the 1960s as part of a joint venture between the United Kingdom and France, the Concorde was …

23 小时之前 · Boom Supersonic, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California, on Tuesday.

The aircraft gets blisteringly hot when it goes supersonic, which caused Concorde to expand 6-10 inches at its cruising speed of Mach 2 due to thermal expansion.

2024年12月18日 · Capable of flying 1,350 miles per hour at 60,000 feet, the Concorde was a supersonic marvel — so why was it discontinued? The official presentation of a Concorde …

2024年8月7日 · Concorde shuttled wealthy and often high-profile customers. The supersonic aircraft's tagline, "Arrive Before You Leave," advertised its ability to fly faster than the time zones changed.

2019年4月22日 · Though marred by tragedy, the air show of ’73 signaled that the supersonic era had arrived—and that the Concorde would be its vanguard. From 1976 to 2003, the Concorde shrank the Atlantic...

2025年1月21日 · Concorde enthusiasts were not alone in the belief in a supersonic future for passenger aircraft. The Soviets were at work on a prototype supersonic jet, the Tu-144, inevitably dubbed ‘Concordski’ by British newspapers. In the US a competition was held to design a new supersonic passenger plane.

From 1976 to 2003, Concorde flew passengers across the Atlantic Ocean at speeds reaching Mach 2.04—twice the speed of sound. This aircraft, a collaboration between Great Britain and France,...

For almost 30 years, anyone who could afford the ticket could shoot across the globe at twice the speed of sound. How? By flying on Concorde, the world’s only successful supersonic passenger aeroplane.