The French Air Accident Investigation Bureau's (BEA) preliminary report included a transcript of a tape recording the last words spoken between Air France's 4590 Concorde pilots, mechanic and ...

If a conventional plane were in this position, its nose would block the pilots' view. But Concorde's long, pointed nose had a hinge. As the plane took off, landed, and taxied, the pilots tilted ...

Speaking ahead of the plane's departure, chief Concorde pilot Captain Bannister, 54, said he would look back with pride as he powered her engines down for the last time. "What we have tried to do ...

The American-built civil supersonic jet is made from carbon fibre, and unlike Concorde’s droop nose, pilots use an “augmented reality vision system” to see past its long nose for takeoff and ...

NASA and Boom Supersonic capture a stunning image of the XB-1 aircraft breaking the sound barrier using the Sun as a backdrop ...

Like Concorde, the XB-1 and Overture both have a long nose and a high angle of attack for takeoff and landing, which interrupts the pilots’ view of the runway. While Concorde dealt with this by ...

Concorde's complex flight deck had unique instruments and tight quarters due to its supersonic nature. The three-person ...

For Edinburgh-based former Concorde pilot Andy Baillie, the memories are particularly special: he is among an elite few who took controls of the iconic plane for the last time. Having been ...

The first British test pilot to fly Concorde has died in his sleep at the age of 77, his family said today. Brian Trubshaw died at his home near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, his wife Yvonne confirmed.

Overture also ditches the moveable nose, a staple of the Concorde design that helped pilots see out the front windshield when traversing airports. Scholl said Overture would replace that with an ...