Concorde: Sonic Boom and Bust | The Long Runw...

The supersonic race heats up in the 1960s. As Britain and France scramble to solidify their design for Concorde, the United States of America and the Soviet Union are close on their heels.Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience a ...  عرض المزيد

As the Concorde supersonic jet finally prepares to enter passenger service, economic and political forces conspire to keep it grounded. Listen to Business Movers on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the ne ...  عرض المزيد

It’s the 1950s, the dawn of the jet age. And leading the world into this era of faster, less shaky flights is the British-made De Havilland Comet.But when disaster strikes, a hungry American military plane maker called Boeing spots a golden opportunity to break into the civil avi ...  عرض المزيد

Rerun: Supersonic aircraft took a giant leap forward when the French and British governments signed a treaty to join forces on designing Concorde on 29th November, 1962. Up until this point, the two countries had been developing their aircraft separately - which had already cost ...  عرض المزيد

Supersonic aircraft took a giant leap forward when the French and British governments signed a treaty to join forces on designing Concorde on 29th November, 1962. Up until this point, the two countries had been developing their aircraft separately - which had already cost the Uni ...  عرض المزيد

March 2, 1969. French pilot André Turcat takes to the skies above Toulouse-Blagnac airport. He’s flying an odd-looking plane: long and slender with triangular wings and a bent-down nose like a bird of prey. It’s called the Concorde – a jet designed to move supersonic flight from ...  عرض المزيد