You may no longer be able to fly on the Concorde, but thanks to Lego you can build one of your very own. The Danish toy company has just unveiled a new set based on the famous supersonic jet two ...
While that scale B-52 might be the biggest, it’s far from the only model airplane taking advantage of those tiny jet engines for modelers. This beautiful Concorde model (with working subsonic nose ...
Four afterburning turbojets, room for up to 120 high-paying passengers, and a top speed of just over Mach two limited not by the engine's capabilities but by the fact that the aircraft's skin stood a ...
The Concorde, a supersonic aircraft, marked a significant milestone in aviation history but ultimately ended service in 2003. A student filmmaker's documentary highlighted the Concorde's impact and ...
This is part of a special series where NPR looks back at our coverage of major news stories in the past. Listen to the full audio story to hear NPR's archival audio. There was a time when you could ...
On July 25, 2000, a Concorde supersonic jet operated by Air France flying from New York to Paris crashed shortly after takeoff. The accident, caused by a piece of debris on the runway, killed all 109 ...