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The Concorde and the Lost Glories of Commercial Air Travel

The Concorde and the Lost Glories of Commercial Air Travel

Amanda Petrusich writes about “Supersonic: The Design and Lifestyle of Concorde,” by Lawrence Azerrad, a book that pays tribute to the first commercial supersonic aircraft as an iconic design object.

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50 years ago Concorde first scorched across the Atlantic. Now snail-paced planes are a dystopian nightmare and it takes hours to charge electric cars to go 50 miles. DAVID MARCUS's chilling account

I flew on Concorde, Flew on Concorde after winning a prize in a Tetley beer competition in January 1999 (I reckon)

Concorde's last commercial flight: How Jeremy Clarkson, David Frost and Jodie Kidd flew on its final journey from New York to London on this day 20 years ago - three years after

Watch Flight of the New Concordes - Bloomberg

Pin by Dioni Lopez on Airlines&Aircrafts Air france, Concorde, Vintage airline ads

The Concord supersonic jet, which operated from 1976-2003, could fly from New York to London in just over 3 hours, at speeds up to Mach 2. : r/Damnthatsinteresting

Germany as pioneer: The dream of vertical takeoff

Why hasn't there been a faster airliner than the Concorde which was launched in the 60s and has since been decommissioned now? - Quora