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Gogglebox viewers 'feeling old' as stars ask Concorde question
13 Apr 2024 00:44 GMT
… cast members questioned what a Concorde plane was. In tonight’s episode … - a tennis court or Concorde plane. A handful of the younger … they said: “What is a concorde?”, as the notoriously long and … young person says “What’s Concorde? #Gogglebox” Dion said that …
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In 1973, Passengers On Concorde Witnessed A 74 Minute Total Eclipse
10 Apr 2024 06:16 GMT
… eclipse in WB-57 jet planes, in order to extend the … on board the supersonic aircraft Concorde. Taking off from Las Palmas … and landing in Chad, the plane was in totality for over … .
Since then and its retirement, Concorde has put on several flights …
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Supersonic Airplane: When the Concorde flew for 74 minutes in a total solar eclipse
08 Apr 2024 19:38 GMT
… long time – from a Concorde plane. The use of the … and pilot convinced the Concorde manufacturer Aérospatiale, which drew … of the eclipse, the Concorde plane took off from Las Palmas … years later, in 1999, three Concorde planes – two from British Airways, …
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'Magical!': The history of Concorde's visits to Humberside Airport and your memories
07 Apr 2024 11:07 GMT
… plane I would ever fly on would be Concorde.… the 1994 Humberside Airport Concorde Extravaganza showing the …
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'It set car alarms off!': The history of Concorde's visits to Humberside Airport and your memories
07 Apr 2024 10:46 GMT
… only plane I would ever fly on would be Concorde.… the 1994 Humberside Airport Concorde Extravaganza showing the itinerary … .
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How the supersonic Concorde jet broke the record for the longest total solar eclipse in history
05 Apr 2024 10:28 GMT
… checks devices inside the Concorde 001 prototype on June … (251 kilometers) wide where Concorde intercepted it, with the moon … Center for Scientific Research.
Concorde 001 was modified just for … plane isn't easy.
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The 1999 trips were Concorde …
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The 2000 Air France Concorde crash
04 Apr 2024 12:27 GMT
… where an Air France Concorde plane crashed on July 25, … , Ecuador.
The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde aircraft, serial number 203, … .
Five minutes before the Concorde departed, Continental Airlines Flight … , Air France retired its Concorde fleet.
There were several …
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A startup wants to fly passengers in its supersonic plane by 2029, but high costs and unproven technology have some experts raising their eyebrows
03 Apr 2024 18:54 GMT
… travel since the famous Concorde retired in 2003. The … plane would likely cost less to operate than the Concorde, … British Airways operated the Concorde airliners.
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"I … maintenance costs, reducing overall airplane operating costs for airline customers …
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Why Did Concorde Stop Flying? 5 Key Reasons
30 Mar 2024 02:50 GMT
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Concorde's fuel guzzling ways made it an expensive plane … to fly the plane.
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Concorde's suboptimal … fuel economics made it a costly plane … overall airline operations.
But the Concorde was different. Its unique …
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Metro Atlanta hypersonic plane startup Hermeus preps for flight tests
29 Mar 2024 14:17 GMT
Doraville-based hypersonic plane developer Hermeus unveiled a … an uncrewed, remotely piloted plane and is intended to be … aim of developing a hypersonic plane called Halcyon that would be … the speed of the supersonic Concorde. Such speed would allow passengers …