The document provides 10 facts about the supersonic Concorde aircraft: 1) It could reach altitudes over 11 miles and passengers could see the curvature of the Earth; 2) Its cruising speed was over twice the speed of sound; 3) It was developed jointly by the British and French and first flew successfully in 1969; 4) Its crew consisted of 9 members including 2 pilots and 6 flight attendants and it carried up to 100 passengers; 5) Its last commercial flight was in 2003 making it the last aircraft to use flight engineers; 6) It had a special white paint to adapt to temperature changes during supersonic flight.

1. Although Concorde finished lifespan but it is known
as the most impressively beautiful and graceful
airliner ever to fly. AviationCV.com presents Top 10
facts about supersonic aircraft.
What Actually Happened to the Concorde
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2. 1. Concorde used to reach to 60,000 ft, a height of over 11
miles. So passengers were able to see curvature of the Earth.
Due to the intense heat of the airframe, an aircraft used to
stretch anywhere from 6 to 10 inches during flight. Every
surface, even the windows, was warm to the touch by the end
of the flight.
2. Concorde had a 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.

3. What Actually Happened to the
Concorde
3. Two companies merged into one during the expansion
(British Aircraft Corp and France‘s Aerospatiale) and
started to work on planes. An aircraft was built by French
and British engineers and the first successfully flight was
occurred in October 1, 1969. In both French and English
name „Concorde” means agreement.
4. Flights consisted of nine crew members:
two pilots, one flight engineer and six flight
attendants. Concorde used to fly 100
passengers (40 in the front of cabin and 60 in
the rear cabin).

4. 5. The last commercial Concorde‘s flight was from New
York to Heathrow on October 24, 2003. By the time
these flights finished, it was the last aircraft which had
flight engineers as part of the crew.
6. An aircraft was pictured in a special white paint to
adapt temperature changes and to dissipate the heat
generated by supersonic flight.

5. 7. Supersonic aircraft not only was carrying
passengers – aircraft was used to transport
diamonds and human organs as well.
8. During its lifespan, Concorde had over 50,000 flights.
2.5 million passengers flew supersonically with
Concorde. It has to be mentioned that oldest Concorde's
passenger was 105 years old Eva Woodman.
9. One of the most fascinating Concorde‘s flight was
the first round the world flight by a BA Concorde on
November 8, 1986. An airliner flew 28,234 miles in
29 hours 59 minutes.

6. What Actually Happened to the Concorde
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9. One of the most fascinating Concorde‘s flight was
the first round the world flight by a BA Concorde on
November 8, 1986. An airliner flew 28,234 miles in 29
hours 59 minutes.