Instant Alert: The Concorde flew across the ocean for the first time 42 years ago today. Here's what it was like

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   The Concorde flew across the ocean for the first time 42 years ago today. Here's what it was like by Benjamin Zhang on Sep 26, 2015, 11:00 AM Advertisement On September 26, 1973, an Air France Concorde flew from Washington, DC, to Paris — marking the first nonstop supersonic flight by the Anglo-French airliner. A few years later, Air France and British Airways put the cutting-edge jet into service — making daily flights from Europe to the US. But times change, and eventually the old bird was retired from service after nearly 30 years. A decade after the retirement of the jet, we remember the awesome experience that was flying on the Concorde. SEE ALSO: A flight on this personal seaplane helped me overcome a major fear in my life As soon as Chuck Yeager crossed the sound barrier in 1947, commercial aviation companies set into motion plans to take passengers past Mach 1. On November 29, 1962, the governments of France and Great Britain signed a concord agreement to build a supersonic jet liner, hence the name of the plane that resulted: Concorde. Together, Aérospatiale — a predecessor of Airbus Industries — and British Aircraft Corporation agreed to produce a four-engine, delta-wing supersonic airliner. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to: nguyenvu1187.love5@blogger.com   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011