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Concorde
English: /ˈkɒŋkɔːrd/ (KONG-kord)
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A supersonic passenger airliner developed jointly by Britain and France, built by the British Aircraft Corporation and Aerospatiale under an intergovernmental treaty. It entered commercial service in 1976 and cruised at roughly Mach 2, more than twice the speed of sound, cutting the London to New York flight time to about three and a half hours. High operating costs, limited seating and a fatal 2000 crash led to its retirement in 2003; it remains the only supersonic airliner to see sustained commercial service.
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SignificanceThe only supersonic airliner to see sustained commercial service. 1 Manufacturer or BuilderBritish Aircraft Corporation and Sud Aviation 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Manufacturer, jointly with Sud Aviation
Manufacturer, jointly with British Aircraft Corporation
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1. Wikipedia: Concorde
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Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).
1. Wikipedia: Concorde
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/ˈkɒŋkɔːrd/
1. Wikipedia: Concorde
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Air France and British Airways remained the sole customers with seven airframes each, for a total production of twenty.
Wikipedia: British Aircraft Corporation
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The British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd., Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft), the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960.
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