Concorde

The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST) was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. Concorde had a cruise speed of Mach 2.04 and a cruise altitude of 60,000 feet (17,700 metres) with a delta wing configuration and an evolution of the reheat-equipped engines originally developed for the Avro Vulcan strategic bomber. It was the first civil airliner to be equipped with an analogue fly-by-wire flight control system. Commercial flights, operated by British Airways and Air France, began on January 21 1976 and ended on October 24 2003, with the last "retirement" flight on November 26 that year.

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Aérospatiale - BAC - Supersonic transport - Supersonic - Airliner - Mach - 17,700 metres - Delta wing - Reheat - Avro Vulcan - Bomber - Fly-by-wire - British Airways - Air France - January 21 - 1976 - October 24 - 2003 - November 26

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