Posted on Jan 5, 2018
Concorde (Supersonic Passenger Jet Airliner) New York to London in just 3 hours
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Definitely was the way to travel if you could afford it nice share PFC Justin Iwamasa
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I always wished to have flown on this plane just once if I could but alas it was not meant to be.
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How great would that have been to get a return flight from BF Nowhere back to the States! In 3 hours!
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I think for the Soviets they where just looking for a publicity stunt us we really where trying to push the concept but it just didn't live up to expectations.
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TSgt David L.
PFC (Join to see) - They "borrowed" the design I think. It looked pretty much like the British version.
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TSgt David L.
PFC (Join to see) - It sure looked like it. If you believe Wikipedia (LOL) it did fly 55 commercial flights. And did fly before the Concorde. Not sure that means that they didn't steal the design however! That's what I get for going with what I thought was a memory! LMAO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-144
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-144
The Tupolev Tu-144 (Russian: Tyполев Ту-144; NATO reporting name: Charger) is a retired jet airliner and commercial supersonic transport aircraft (SST). It is one of only two SSTs to enter commercial service, the other being the Anglo-French Concorde. The design was a product of the Tupolev design bureau, headed by Alexei Tupolev, of the Soviet Union and manufactured by the Voronezh Aircraft Production Association in Voronezh, Russia.[1] It...
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Actually flew in one, NY to London on military's dime in 1986. Hard to comprehend now given what air travel has become but luxury was taken to extremes I'd never seen before, or since. Thankfully the General decided at the very last minute he really wanted someone from HQUSCENTCOM at the conference in London.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Have to remember, I flew the FB-111 so had experienced supersonic flight many times. I was more caught up with the level of service they provided. It was entertaining watching reaction of other passengers when we went supersonic, and subsonic at end of flight, however.
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