Unprofessional Engineering

The Concorde - Episode 282


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When you think about air travel, what comes to mind? Cramped seats, hours of time wasted, and gross airports? Well, the airports would still be an issue, but the Concorde helped with some of the other problems!
We looked at the plane that set the record for fastest commercial flight, going from New York to London in around 3 and a half hours! Wow!! Sure, it was so noisy that it was only allowed to fly over the ocean for the most part, but that is the price for speed.
Learn all about the Concorde, how it was engineered, the various companies involved, and why this engineering marvel eventually had an early retirement.
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