Although it's been nearly 16 years since the Concorde was retired, one iconic feature of the supersonic airliner is poised to return just in time for its 50th birthday. The Alpha Foxtrot has been a ...

Despite the Concorde being discontinued well over two decades ago, it remained ahead of its time and became a much-discussed aircraft among aviation enthusiasts and the general public. Its popularity ...

Fifteen years after it last flew, supersonic airplane Concorde’s distinctive drooping nose is back in action. Since its final landing in 2003, Alpha Foxtrot (the final Concorde model to be built and ...

This is an edited version of an article published in Flight International in August 1971 A prominent feature of Concorde at take-off and landing is the pendulous nose of the fuselage drooped (at a ...

A truck hauling equipment away from a Jamaican soccer-and-cricket festival bumped into the Concorde’s distinctive nose and knocked it off.An embarrassed museum official says a two-week nose job should ...

The sleek needle nose of a supersonic Concorde jet was sold to an anonymous buyer for nearly $554,000 at a Paris auction, 30 times the price it had been expected to fetch, Christie’s auction house ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. On September 26, 1973, the Concorde supersonic airliner flew from ...