Concorde's final flight: G-BOAF from Heathrow to Bristol, on 26 November 2003. The extremely high fineness ratio of the fuselage is evident.
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Concorde – History Of a Supersonic Legend

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Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde is a supersonic passenger airliner, developed by the British-French Aerospatiale/BAC consortium in the 1960s. The airliner was operated from 1976 until 2003 by just a few airlines.

Concorde's final flight: G-BOAF from Heathrow to Bristol, on 26 November 2003. The extremely high fineness ratio of the fuselage is evident.
Concorde’s final flight: G-BOAF from Heathrow to Bristol, on 26 November 2003. The extremely high fineness ratio of the fuselage is evident.

The Concorde is one of only two supersonic airliners, which have been operated. It was a competitor of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic passenger airplane.

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