But Concorde's long, pointed nose had a hinge. As the plane took off, landed, and taxied, the pilots tilted its nose forward so that they could see the runway. For supersonic flight, the nose was ...

This is Reg Turnill in Toulouse, and right in front of me Concorde is winding up her engines at the start of the runway, a magnificent sight with her beaky-nose drooped, all ready to go.

The Concorde was once the peak of cutting-edge aircraft design and a status symbol for the world's elite travelers. But the horrific 2000 crash of flight 4590 marked a turning point for this ...

But Boom’s test flight in January “proved that we could do something Concorde never did,” Scholl says: “to fly supersonic with no audible boom.” This means in addition to flying us from ...

China has gone up against the US in an aerospace race as its state-owned aircraft manufacturer unveils blueprints for a new supersonic jet that can fly further and more quietly than Concorde.

On November 26, 2003, Concorde took off for the last time. After revolutionising air travel for nearly 30 years, spiralling costs and a fatal crash in the year 2000 forced the aircraft to retire.