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{{History of Concord .. SST}}
The Concorde is a commercial, jet-powered, supersonic and powered aircraft. It is the first supersonic aircraft to enter the commercial service, while the second plane is Tupolev 144.
British Aircraft Company (BAC) and Aerospatial produced the Concorde and were developed under the Anglo-French Treaty. First flew in 1969, entered service in 1976, Concorde flights continued and commercial flights continued for 27 years.
, And were more successful than the Tupolev TU 144 (another super-speed aircraft that was used commercially for passenger transport).

The Concorde, which smashed the airport's windows and smashed its stands, is now being shown in aviation fairs in front of thousands of Frenchmen, becoming an impact that once swam in the skies of the world,

Concorde flights flew between London Heathrow and Paris Charles de Gaulle to New York, JFK and Washington, DC, but flew in less than half the time on other planes. Twenty aircraft were built, while the development of Concorde was a major economic loss. Air France and British Airways also received substantial government support. Concorde retired in 2003 because of a general downturn in the aviation industry after the Concorde crash in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, after which Airbus, Khalifa Aerospatial and BAC, were ordered to stop maintenance support.

20 aircraft have been built in France and the UK, in addition to six models and development aircraft. Seven were handed over to Air France and British Airways. Reflecting the name of the Concorde and the development agreement between the United Kingdom and France. In the UK, any or all unusual type of aircraft is known as Concorde. Where the plane was marked and became a symbol of aviation and marvel engineering by many people.
Air France decided to shut down Concorde flights in 2003 due to high operating costs and reduced demand. The airline also ended the flight from London, ending the legend of the supersonic aircraft, More than 40 years ago, specifically in 1962 when the French and British governments signed a joint agreement to design and construct the first civil aircraft to be manufactured by Airbus.

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