Monday, April 30, 2012

Concorde Supersonic Airliner

This picture of the Concorde Supersonic Airliner was taken at the Museum of Flight located in Seattle, Washington.  The Concorde, one of 20 that were built, is on loan by British Airways for display at the Museum.  This particular Jet, Code "G-BOAG", was delivered to British Airways in 1980 and had logged more than 5,600 takeoffs and over 16,200 flight hours while in service.  The Museum's aircraft  made its last commercial Concorde flight on October 24, 2003 on its way to the Museum setting a record speed from New York City-to-Seattle of 3 hours, 55 minutes, and 12 seconds.  And that isn't whistling Dixie!

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