History: The Concorde was the first supersonic passenger jet — M…

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Did you know? The Concorde was the first supersonic passenger jet — Mach 2 (2,179 km/h). New York to Paris in 3.5 hours instead of 8. It flew from 1976 to 2003. The crash of Air France 4590 in July 2000 (113 dead) plus rising costs ended the project. Today that same flight takes 7 hours again.

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The Concorde was the first supersonic passenger jet — Mach 2 (2,179 km/h). New York to Paris in 3.5 hours instead of 8. It flew from 1976 to 2003. The crash of Air France 4590 in July 2000 (113 dead) plus rising costs ended the project. Today that same flight takes 7 hours again.

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