Concorde's Drooping Nose and why no modern jet will ever wear one again
Concorde's iconic drooping nose was a brilliant mechanical solution that modern electronics have made permanently obsolete.
TowerConcorde's iconic drooping nose was a brilliant mechanical solution that modern electronics have made permanently obsolete.
TowerOn May 26, 1970, the Tupolev Tu-144 became the first commercial transport aircraft to reach Mach 2, a milestone in the Cold War supersonic race.
TaildraggerThe Boeing 2707 was America's audacious supersonic airliner program, killed by Congress in 1971 after a billion dollars and zero flying prototypes.
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