Top 5 Facts about Concorde

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1. Concorde was able to fly at 60,000 ft. :  It was because of its design and supersonic speed, this aircraft was capable of flying at the height of 60,000 ft. and also the cruising speed of this great example of great engineering was 1350 mph.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Concord had Approx. 50,000 flights : In the era of its service, this aircraft had approximately 50000 flights around the globe.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Along with passengers used to transport human organs : The aircraft was so fast that in emergency situations it was also used to send the human organs from once place to another. At that time no aircraft was so fast.
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Last Flight was from New York to Heathrow :Just like humans planes also retire and this marvelous plane too retired and its last flight was from New York airport to Heathrow airport.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. The first and the only crash was on July, 25, 2000 : In its career this aircraft had only one crash. when Air France flight 4590 crashed in Gonesse. The flight was from Paris to John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York. There were 100 Passengers and 9 crew members on board. Read more about Concorde