The Concorde was a technological marvel that defined the golden age of supersonic travel. A joint venture between Britain and ...

After more than two decades since the iconic Concorde was retired, supersonic passenger travel is poised for a comeback.

The Concorde passenger jet set a record when it flew between New York City and London in 2 hours, 52 minutes, 59 seconds. The supersonic plane could fly at more than twice the speed of sound. But just ...

Is the future of air travel supersonic again like the Concorde?

Concorde's final commercial flight was on November 26, 2003. The flight's destination was Bristol, and the plane tipped its wing to the iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge on its way into the city.

The signature delta wings needed a super aggressive angle to generate lift at low speeds, which forced the engineers to fit Concorde with its signature nose, which was lowered during takeoff and ...

The Concorde required dozens of unique engineering solutions for successful operation. Besides the Delta-wing configuration, the two most notable details are its nose cone and fuel system.

Until Tuesday’s crash of an Air France Concorde near Paris that killed 100 passengers, ... the airline grounded one of its Concordes after detecting cracks in the wings of its seven aircraft.

The Concorde's left wing bursts into flames before the plane crashes into a roadside motel. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) SARAH CHAYES: The smoke was so thick and sort of noxious.

But Concorde was designed to cruise at twice the speed of sound, or 1,350 mph (2,170 km/h). To do that, it required four Olympus jet engines, each capable of a continuous 28,000 lbs of thrust, or ...

IT ALL began with a tennis dinner. The year was 1981, and 47-year-old Captain Brian Walpole was flying high. As one of the first British Airways (BA) Concorde pilots, Mr Walpole had what he called ...