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Concorde's ingeniously designed air intakes slowed down the air rushing toward the engines. Even when the plane reached its top cruising speed of 1,350 mph, the speed of airflow to the engines ...

The final Concorde to land was the celebrity-packed New York flight which touched down on the north runway at 4.05pm. It was proceeded by a Concorde from Edinburgh with competition winners on ...

We went over the North Sea and down to the Bay of Biscay. It was very exciting." The world's media, with camera crews from as far afield as Japan and the Caribbean, watched as Concorde took off.

In Concorde's day the plane could only fly at top speed when it was over the ocean. Fine for the London to New York route, but limiting for other destinations. That problem hasn't gone away ...

Lower airfare and a taller cabin Boom's plan to eliminate the high costs associated with the Concorde may bring down supersonic ticket ... but the top 20% of flyers are already at that price ...