With an overall length of 202 feet and a fuselage only 10 feet wide, Concorde seemed more akin to a streamlined rocket than a subsonic aircraft. It was about the same length as a Boeing 747 but ...

However, this does not mean that the two European flag carriers' liveries during Concorde's operational career were the only ...

It’s now almost 55 years since the 002 prototype for Concorde first flew at Mach 1 on March 25, 1970, and more than 21 years since commercial supersonic travel ended with the Anglo-French ...

Concorde also required complex cooling systems to avoid the fuselage overheating at higher speeds. Part of this functionality ...

The Concorde fleet operated for over a quarter ... The cause of it was the long, thin fuselage. To fly supersonic you have to minimize the diameter of the object you're trying to push through ...

By achieving a top speed of Mach 1.1, Boom Supersonic has broken records and is on course to revive supersonic passenger ...

Concorde, the supersonic airliner beloved by ... The aircraft that emerged had the familiar thin fuselage and long curved delta wing, and had four Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 turbojet engines derived ...

As a large part of the fuselage was built in nearby Filton - where Concorde was designed and built - it was very much in keeping with their local plane angle too, he said. "Originally it was ...