Concorde’s First Supersonic Test Flight

12th October 2020 - in Articles

Although the maiden flight was on 2 March 1969, on 1 October 50 years ago, Concorde prototype 001 made the type’s first supersonic proving flight. On its forty-fifth test flight the aircraft broke the sound barrier attaining a speed of Mach 1.5 (1,125 mph) and flew supersonically for nine minutes.…