Concorde
Mach-breaking passenger jet
Concorde was a supersonic passenger jet operated by British Airways and Air France from 1976 to 2003.
It flew at twice the speed of sound, crossing the Atlantic in about three hours—half the time of conventional aircraft.
A fatal crash in 2000 and declining demand ended commercial supersonic travel.
The name, French for "harmony" or "agreement," reflected the Anglo-French collaboration that produced it.
Exceeding audio velocity
- Mach 2Twice acoustic velocity
- British AirwaysUnited Kingdom's flagship carrier
- Air FranceFrench national airline
- delta wingTriangular aircraft lifting surface
turbojet · transatlantic · afterburner · flight deck · passenger jet · aerodynamics · fuselage · aviation
Most rapid of all
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- time zoneStandard clock region
- sunriseMorning light's arrival
- sonic boomShockwave's audible crack
sound barrier · velocity · swift · rapid · supersonic transport · SST · acceleration · cruise speed
Effervescent celebratory wine
- caviarCured fish eggs
- first classHighest quality or rank
- eliteSuperior select group
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
exclusive · glamour · celebrity · business travel · wealthy · fine dining · leather seats · silver service
Late sixties year
- maiden flightAircraft's first airborne journey
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- 2003Early 2000s date
- Charles de GaulleFrench general and president
Heathrow · JFK · grounding · museum piece · Smithsonian · legacy · era · milestone
Insular Norman dialect
- BACIntoxication level abbreviation
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
- treatyBinding pact between nations
development · design · innovation · technology · thermal stress · aluminum alloy · flight control · hydraulics
supersonic
Exceeding audio velocity
- Mach 2Twice acoustic velocity
- British AirwaysUnited Kingdom's flagship carrier
- Air FranceFrench national airline
delta wing · turbojet · transatlantic · afterburner · flight deck · passenger jet · aerodynamics · fuselage · aviation · cockpit
fastest
Most rapid of all
sonic boom · sound barrier · velocity · swift · rapid · supersonic transport · SST · acceleration · cruise speed · nose cone
champagne
Effervescent celebratory wine
- caviarCured fish eggs
- first classHighest quality or rank
- eliteSuperior select group
prestige · exclusive · glamour · celebrity · business travel · wealthy · fine dining · leather seats · silver service · VIP
1969
Late sixties year
- maiden flightAircraft's first airborne journey
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- 2003Early 2000s date
Charles de Gaulle · Heathrow · JFK · grounding · museum piece · Smithsonian · legacy · era · milestone · anniversary
Anglo-French
Insular Norman dialect
- BACIntoxication level abbreviation
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- joint ventureCollaborative business arrangement
treaty · development · design · innovation · technology · thermal stress · aluminum alloy · flight control · hydraulics · fuel system
- Aviation HistoryWright Brothers, Wright Flyer, Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, first flight
- Anglo-FrenchEntente Cordiale, Hundred Years War, Norman Conquest, English Channel, Channel Tunnel
- British AviationSpitfire, Hurricane, Harrier, Lancaster, Typhoon
- European AviationAirbus, Mirage, Ariane, A380, Airbus A380
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
ConcordeBoeing 747
Large four-engine airliner
propeller plane · turboprop · Airbus A380 · DC-3 · Boeing 737
ConcordeBoeing 747
Large four-engine airliner
Airbus A380 · economy class · budget airline · Ryanair · coach class
ConcordeBoeing 747
Large four-engine airliner
commercial success · sustainable design · Ford Model T · Toyota Corolla
- Lexington and ConcordFirst armed colonial conflict
- Book of ConcordLutheran confessional documents compiled
- Concord grapeBlue-black cultivar for juice