But Concorde's long, pointed nose had a hinge. As the plane took off, landed, and taxied, the pilots tilted its nose forward so that they could see the runway. For supersonic flight, the nose was ...

Operating at the edge of the flight envelope raised significant safety and maintenance challenges for these aircraft.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Concorde’s March 1969 first flight, we are reprinting this account of its last transatlantic journey. This essay first appeared in Feb/Mar 2004. As curator of ...

LONDON, England--A British Airways Concorde has successfully completed the first supersonic test flight since last year's crash near Paris. The supersonic aircraft -- Alpha Foxtrot -- took off ...

"But we must analyse them and then present a report for the French and British authorities," he said, confirming the plan to begin flight tests with a BA Concorde next month. At five km (three ...