Concorde flight | First translatlantic journey in new speed record | Techday, September 26th
On this TECHDAY in history, on September 26th 1976, a Concorde, a type of commercial supersonic aircrafts, made its first continuous transatlantic journey, setting a new speed record. It flew from Washington D.C. to Paris in just 3 hours and 32 minutes, with an average speed of 1535 kilometers per hour/ 954 miles per hour, surpassing the previous speed record by far.
The Concorde was a technological marvel, and its development was a major engineering achievement. It was the first commercial airplane to fly at supersonic speeds, and it could fly higher and faster than any other jet in the world at the time. The Concorde’s sleek, delta-wing design allowed it to fly at supersonic speeds without creating a sonic boom. Its engines were designed to be more fuel-efficient than those of traditional jetliners.
The Concorde’s commercial service was short-lived, due to several factors such as high operating costs, limited routes and the noise pollution caused by the sonic boom. The last Concorde flight was operated on October 24, 2003, by Air France and the British Airways.
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