Concorde is an aircraft design with a narrow fuselage permitting four-abreast seating for 92 to 128 passengers, an ogival delta wing, and a droop nose for landing visibility.

Jan 2, 2026 · The first supersonic passenger-carrying commercial airplane, the Concorde, was built jointly by aircraft manufacturers in Great Britain and France; it made its first transatlantic crossing on …

Jan 2, 2026 · Concorde made history and continues to influence the industry, even though it was a government-funded enterprise.

Dec 18, 2024 · Fifteen years after pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, France and Britain came together to develop a commercial airliner capable of flying faster than the speed of sound. In 1962, …

It took the resources of two nations to design, build and fly the supersonic passenger jet, and in her 27 years of passenger service, over 2.5 million people flew on Concorde.

Jun 28, 2025 · The Concorde aircraft return has officially begun. After more than two decades grounded, the world’s most iconic supersonic passenger jet is set to fly again in 2026.

Flying at a speed of Mach 2, Concorde endured extreme temperatures, pressures and shock waves while carrying 100 passengers in safety and comfort. A traditional swept wing equipped with flaps and...

Concorde, an impressive symbol of technological prowess and a beacon of British and French aviation history, was a Franco-British turbojet-powered supersonic airliner.

British and French aerospace companies collaborated to design and build 20 Concorde aircraft between 1966 and 1979.

Concorde made her first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic on 26 September 1973. Flying at an average speed of 954mph, the French model flew from Washington, USA to Orly, Paris in a record-breaking …