Concorde flew at the cruising speed of Mach 2, twice the speed of sound, where even small increases in drag would have had a significant impact on fuel burn and range. A wider cross-section would have ...

The Birth of the Concorde. On October 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager broke through. Cruising in an experimental Bell X-1 aircraft at an altitude in excess of 40,000 feet, the test pilot made history by ...

With an interior fuselage width of about eight and a half feet (2.63 meters), Concorde's cabin was just wider than that of today's Bombardier Regional Jet. The SST had a single aisle, with a two ...

Former Concorde flight engineer Warren Hazelby explains how he helped fly the supersonic jet. ... The interior was smaller than the Boeing 707s and 747s he’d worked on for much of his career, ...

The LEGO Icons 10318 Concorde set will launch on September 4th priced at $199.99. By Sean Fallon. August 11, 2023, ... The roof to can be removed to access the cabin interior, ...

Lego’s New 2,000-Piece Concorde Supersonic Jet Set Comes With Retractable Landing Gear The scale model also has an adjustable droop nose. Published on August 14, 2023 ...

Concorde crossed the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound, cutting travel time in half compared to a conventional passenger plane. The groundbreaking jet made its final flight on Nov. 26, 2003.