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Air France Concorde supersonic passenger jet with a pointed nose is displayed on raised supports at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, with a road and cars in the foreground. Tu-144
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Concorde. Front end of one of the 20 Concorde supersonic airplanes. A joint British French production they flew for 30 years (1973-2003).
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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: NASA - Speed Regimes - Low Supersonic. Jul 27, 2018
Material about the Tupolev Tu-144 being the first SST added. Material about the ThrustSSC removed. Jul 21, 2015
Added new Web site: NASA - Speed Regimes - Low Supersonic. Feb 08, 2009
Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Supersonic Spies. Feb 08, 2009
Media added. Aug 08, 2008
Article revised. Dec 19, 2003
Article revised. Jan 29, 1999
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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