Concorde Legacy on Instagram: "Raw footage and sound of Concorde prototype 001 thundering down the runway at Toulouse–Blagnac Airport in France for the very first time, on March 2nd, 1969. • • • 📸 Credit: The BBC #aviation #avgeeks #aviationhistory #classic #concorde #planes #plane #transport #historical #history #vintage #aviationlovers #aviationgeek #aircraft #avgeek #concorde #supersonic #supersonictravel #sst #concordeplane"

@aviation_avgeek_47 on Instagram: "Concorde is an aircraft design with a narrow fuselage permitting four-abreast seating for 92 to 128 passengers, an ogival delta wing, and a droop nose for landing visibility. It is powered by four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 turbojets with variable engine intake ramps, and reheat for take-off and acceleration to supersonic speed. Constructed from aluminium, it was the first airliner to have analogue fly-by-wire flight controls. The airliner had transatlantic

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