During takeoff and landing, Concorde flew at a steep angle, with its front end tilted skyward and its tail pointing down. If a conventional plane were in this position, its nose would block the ...

The Concorde fleet operated for over a quarter ... as if it was flying in a block of ice, and the curvature of the Earth was clearly visible. If you looked down at the clouds below you could ...

File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Advertisement In 1962, the blockade of Cuba was in effect, with a ring of U.S. warships and planes under orders to block by whatever means, further aggressive arm ...

In 1962, the blockade of Cuba was in effect, with a ring of U.S. warships and planes under orders to block by whatever means ... ended when the supersonic Concorde took off from New York to ...