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Concorde – End of an era

11th May 2016 Sweaty Dave 0 Comments

Initial thoughts of such transport were started in the 1950’s, focusing around the required wing shape necessary for both supersonic flight and low speed manoeuvrability, but it wasn’t until the Anglo-French accord of 1960 that [more…]

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