March 2, 1969 (, Jiyou In month 14), the first Concorde flight. Concorde gradually


Franco-British co-made to take off the first flight
1969, the controversial supersonic jet "Concorde 001" in Toulouse maiden voyage. The flight was scheduled to be held in February 1968, postponed until after 15:30 the same day began. collaborators
France, Britain, the two sides paddled Cross fingers; Concorde rapidly gaining height, smoke sprayed out from the four Rolls Royce Olympus engines. 28 minutes later, the plane triangle aircraft successfully slip back into the ground. The driver Andrea - Di Erka meet at a maximum speed of 300 miles per hour.
France, Britain, the two sides eventually want the the Concorde to double the speed of sound with 3.5 hours across the Atlantic. The various airlines Concorde take a wait-and-see attitude. The original budget of $ 500,000,000 for the development of this aircraft, now costs 4 times more than the original budget. The critics also worry the Concorde too heavy, not full of passengers flying over the Atlantic. If these problems can be solved, the Concorde in 1974 put into operation.