Concorde: 40 Years of Supersonic Magic

Cockpit of the first — and possibly the last — Mach 2 airliner
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Mach Daddy
Cockpit of the first — and possibly last — Mach 2 airliner. Capable of flying at 1350 miles per hour at a range of 4500 miles, the aircraft was a miracle of engineering. During flight, air friction would cause the temperature of the signature nose to reach 127 degrees celsius.

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