During takeoff and landing, Concorde flew at a steep angle, with its front end tilted skyward and its tail pointing down. If a conventional plane were in this position, its nose would block the ...

The Concorde may have been a game-changing jet when it entered service in 1976, but a rival Soviet jet—the Tupolev ...

It is being optimized with more efficient engines and aerodynamics aimed to reach over 4,000 nm of range and cruise at a slightly lower speed. The Concorde and the Tu-144 prioritized speed at the ...