Concorde jet is making its way back to the Intrepid Museum after restoration
British Airways’ iconic supersonic jet, the Concorde G-BOAD, will return to the Intrepid Museum in New York City after months of restoration at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Concorde, which holds the record for the fastest transatlantic crossing by a passenger plane, will be transported from Brooklyn to Weeks Marine in Jersey City, where it […]
NASA and Lockheed Martin debut quiet supersonic ‘son of Concorde’ plane
Aviation officials have debuted a new quiet supersonic plane that can fly faster than the speed of sound and get from New York to London in three and a half hours. The 100-foot-long, 30-foot-wide X-59 supersonic aircraft, dubbed the “Son of Concorde,” was unveiled by NASA and Lockheed Martin on Friday, and innovation officials say […]