Sunday, November 02, 2003

Concorde
October 24 2003 marked the end of a majestic British flight - The Concorde. The sharp billed aircraft that could fly at Mach-2 had always commanded its presence by its glass shattering noise. The landing of the last three flights at the London Heathrow airport brought joy and sad to the masses. The plane had carried celebrities, and the rich. The flight would now rest in the museums.
The first ever crash of the Concorde occurred on July 2000 on the flight to NewYork just minutes after take off from the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. This coupled with the events of 9/11 outlined the end. The flights would be used to train engineers (source: BBC). The Concorde represents the beginning of a promising era of supersonic flights in the future.
Adieu for now.


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