Concorde: The World’s First Supersonic Aircraft

The world’s fastest passenger aircraft, the Concorde, was built through the joint efforts of the British Aircraft Corporation and the French aircraft manufacturer Aero Special. The Concorde was first flown on March 2, 1969.

It had a capacity of 128 passengers. This electric plane was capable of flying at high speeds, at a speed of 2253 Kilometer per hour.

The Concorde can fly in the air with a maximum weight of 480,000 pounds. On October 10, 1969, for the first time, Concorde flew at a speed of 1.05 Mach, beating the speed of sound.

Later on November 4, 1970, it set a record of double the speed of sound at 2.01 Mach and on January 21, 1976, it became the world’s first supersonic aircraft with passengers on board.

Currently, only two airlines in the world continue to use the French Airline Air France and the British Airline British Airways Concorde.

Unfortunately, the world’s fastest passenger jet can fly with fewer passengers than a jumbo. On April 14, 1990, the Concorde set a new speed record when it flew from New York to London in 2 hours, 55 minutes and 15 seconds.

The distance from New York to London is 5582 kilometers. Air France and British Airways first used Concorde aircraft for passengers simultaneously on January 21, 1976.

In the early days, Air France’s Concorde flew between Paris and Rio de Janeiro and British Airways’ Concorde flew between London and Bahrain. Concorde flights between London New York and Paris New York were launched on November 22, 1977.

Stay connected with us for the latest updates. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.