Example 1
Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2022 - 17:23 PM
Subject: The Concorde
- The aircraft stretches each flight
- Would reach 60.000 ft. (over 11 miles)
- take-off speed of 220 knots (250 mph) and a cruising speed of 1350mph – more than twice the speed of sound. Its landing speed was 187 mph.
- Inefficient at low speeds
- Fastest crossing of the Atlantic
- Expensive! Served the elite in luxury.
- Flew for 31 years
- had over 50,000 flights. 2.5 million passengers flew supersonically with Concorde.
- Only had one major crash - but was then considered outdated technology
- Has inspired future supersonic jet possibilities