Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...
The Tu-144's small retractable canard foreplanes, which were installed after 1971, are the most noticeable external ...
The supersonic Concorde jet makes its last commercial passenger flight, traveling at twice the speed of sound from New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to London’s Heathrow Airport ...
The Runway Visitor Park (RVR) at Manchester Airport houses Concorde G-BOAC, a flagship British Airways plane, offering various tours including access to the cockpit and a unique nose-drop ...
The Olympus 593 was the soul of Concorde; it was its heartbeat and the force that let it slice through the skies at Mach 2.
Former British Airways and IAG chief executive Willie Walsh has pointed to his insight of the carrier’s former BAC-Aerospatiale Concorde operation to explain why he would not be looking to buy ...
After months of restoration work at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the iconic British Airways Concorde aircraft has returned to its home at the Intrepid Museum. The Concorde was loaded onto a barge Wednesday ...
Last week, we delved into the history of supersonic passenger planes — how they were developed, when and where they flew, and ultimately, what killed them. We also enumerated the many challenges ...
After the Space Race there was the supersonic race, as three countries vied to build the first passenger supersonic airliner ...
British Airways iconic Concorde aircraft made its way back home to the Intrepid Museum from the Brooklyn Navy Yard on a barge Tuesday, crossing under the Brooklyn Bridge and sailing the Hudson. Videos ...