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The French pilot who Pushed Concorde to Mach 2.6 during Pan Am evaluation of the aircraft

The Pilot who Pushed Concorde to Mach 2.6 during Pan Am evaluation of the aircraft

Dario Leone

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The Magnificent Lady: The hairdresser who became the only female Brit ever to fly Concorde Mach 2 Airliner

The Magnificent Lady: The hairdresser who became the only female Brit ever to fly Concorde Mach 2 Airliner

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Did you know Concorde crews could jump out via escape hatch built into the floor from of all prototype aircraft of the supersonic airliner?

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

Did you know Concorde crews could jump out via an escape hatch built into the floor from all prototype aircraft of the supersonic airliner?

Dario Leone

Sponsored by: Mortons Books

The story of when two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (They cooked the runway when they took off)

Aviation History / Civil Aviation / Cold War Era

The story of when two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (They cooked the runway when they took off)

Dario Leone

Airline pilot explains why Concorde cockpit was one of the most user-friendly cockpits of its era and why it paved the way for modern cockpits of today Airbus airliners

Airline pilot explains why Concorde cockpit was one of the most user-friendly cockpits of its era and why it paved the way for modern cockpits of today Airbus airliners

Dario Leone

Did you know that the Concorde supersonic airliner with Pepsi Blue Paint was limited to Mach 1.7? Here’s why

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

Did you know that the Concorde supersonic airliner with Pepsi Blue Paint was limited to Mach 1.7? Here’s why

Dario Leone

Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.

Civil Aviation / Cold War Era

Here’s why a photo of a Concorde flying at Mach 2 doesn’t exist

Dario Leone

It's not goodbye; it's see you soon. New York’s Intrepid Concorde on the move for a three-month restoration.

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

It’s not goodbye; it’s see you soon. New York’s Intrepid Concorde on the move for a three-month restoration.

Dario Leone

ATC controller recalls when he asked for vertical separation to an SR-71 Blackbird crew in conflicting route with an Air France Concorde Supersonic Airliner

Civil Aviation / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

[Updated] ATC controller recalls when he asked for vertical separation to an SR-71 Blackbird crew in conflicting route with an Air France Concorde Supersonic Airliner

Dario Leone

Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.

‘It was not a true luxury experience:’ Air Traffic Controller describes what it was really like flying on the Concorde Supersonic Airliner

Dario Leone

The SR-71 that flew from New York to London an hour faster than the best commercial Concorde flight time

Civil Aviation / Cold War Era / Military Aviation / SR-71 Blackbird

Air traffic controller tells the story of when he asked for vertical separation to an SR-71 Blackbird crew in conflicting route with a Concorde Supersonic Airliner

Dario Leone

RAF Tornado F3 pilot tells the story of when he was near scrambled to intercept an Air France Concorde flying at Mach 1.6 over the Falklands

Civil Aviation / Military Aviation

RAF Tornado F3 pilot tells the story of when he was near scrambled to intercept an Air France Concorde flying at Mach 1.6 over the Falklands

Dario Leone

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Braniff Airways was the only US Airline to operate the Concorde supersonic airliner (but at subsonic speeds)

Braniff Airways was the only US airline to operate the Concorde supersonic airliner (but at subsonic speeds)

Dario Leone

How Singapore Airlines became the third airline in the world (after British Airways and Air France) to operate Concorde supersonic airliner

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

How Singapore Airlines became the third airline in the world (after British Airways and Air France) to operate Concorde supersonic airliner

Dario Leone

Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.

Civil Aviation / Cold War Era

Not a single photo of Concorde flying at Mach 2 exists. Here’s why.

Dario Leone

That time two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (and cooked the runway when they took off)

Aviation History / Civil Aviation

That time two Concorde supersonic airliners landed simultaneously at Orlando International Airport (and cooked the runway when they took off)

Dario Leone

First Airbus A380 Scrapped

Civil Aviation / Losses and Aviation Safety

First Airbus A380 Scrapped

Dario Leone

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