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Concorde was the first airliner to have a fly-by-wire flight-control system (in this case, analogue); the avionics system Concorde used was unique because it was the first commercial aircraft to employ hybrid circuits. [69]
The flight, lasting less than 4 hours, reached the maximum certified height of 60,000 ft (18,300 m). It flew a total of 23,376 hours. A new exhibition was constructed to house the aircraft, east of the airport at the old Spencers Plantation. [23] [24] Concorde G-BOAG at the Museum of Flight. G-BOAG (214) first flew on 21 April 1978 from Filton.
On 12 June 2003, AF honoured that agreement, donating Concorde F-BVFA (serial 205) to the museum upon the completion of its last flight. This aircraft was the first AF Concorde to open service to Rio de Janeiro, Washington, D.C., and New York and had flown 17,824 hours.
On November 26, 2003, supersonic airplane Concorde made its last flight, returning to the airfield near Bristol, in southwest England, where it’s remained since.
The supersonic aircraft suffered a catastrophic crash in Paris on 25 July 2000
As the first and only supersonic commercial jetliner, Concorde was popular with royals, celebrities, and business executives. Skip to main content. 24 ...
The Concorde that crashed was the primary aircraft extensively used in The Concorde ... Airport '79. [61] The timeline and causes of the crash were profiled in the premiere episode of the National Geographic documentary series Seconds From Disaster. [62]
In a pre-computer age, flight engineers were crucial to aviation. Former Concorde flight engineer Warren Hazelby explains how he helped fly the supersonic jet.