Hailed as the world’s most advanced airliner, the Concorde resulted from a joint venture entered into by the aérospatiale of France and the British Aircraft Company. Two prototypes flew in 1969. In 1976, British Airways and Air France began carrying passengers on them. Although the aircraft will fly faster, its maximum permitted flying speed is slightly over twice the speed of sound - 1,330 miles per hour.
    The beautifully designed full-color poster is rich in graphics. A very large illustration of the British Airways Concorde stretches across the top. The center of the poster is dominated by a highly detailed technical illustration that shows what’s inside the amazing airplane: airframe, engines, cockpit, flight controls, passenger seating and much more. All are keyed to the appropriate identification index. Below a photograph of the Air France Concorde shows the aircraft preparing to land with its nose and landing gear down. There are also photographs of three aircraft whose development contributed to the Concorde: RAF Vulcan Bomber; world speed record holder, Fairey Delta 2; and the Hadley Page HP 115.
    Introductory text summarizes the technological and political problems, which included everything from compressibility caused by high speeds to environmental concerns about the sonic boom resulting from breaking the sound barrier. Also includes detailed flight specifications, development milestones, and a time saver comparison chart. For example, flight time from London to New York City on a subsonic airliner is 7 hours and 5 minutes. On the Concorde, it was 3 hours and 30 minutes. The Concorde made its final flight on Oct. 24, 2003. 24.75” x 35”.
 

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