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

The solution for Concorde was an elegant delta- or triangular-shaped wing reminiscent of 1950s military aircraft. It had few moveable parts compared to the wing of a subsonic jet, but the sleek ...

Concorde was also the first commercial aircraft to use "fly-by-wire," or computer-based flight control. In the end, it was too costly to fly profitably, and it was retired in 2003. Arguably the ...