Oct 1, 1969 – The Concorde supersonic transport plane flies past MACH 1 for the first time. Slow learners. #Concorde #supersonic #aviation #speed
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Replying to @GenChuckYeager
We are still waiting for the SST to get there. Plus, it was Brit tech that got you past Mach 1 remember
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Replying to @JeremyClarkson
Now now. not accurate. But it is a shame British didn't want to use the flying tail. They said their grandfathers hadn't so why should they?
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Replying to @GenChuckYeager @JeremyClarkson
According to senior figures at Miles, the design and the research gained from the M.52 was shared with the American company Bell Aircraft, and that this was applied to their own Bell X-1... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_X-1 . You'll remember better than most General.
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Replying to @rosscomcq @JeremyClarkson
And this is false - just senior execs who did not achieve what they hoped & then when into bankruptcy
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Replying to @GenChuckYeager @JeremyClarkson
Not taking anything away from your achievements General but this little opinion piece from Cpt Eric Brown and Dennis Bancroft is certainly interestinghttps://youtu.be/HP6xKxrpBOY
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Fr @VictoriaYeage11 20-20 hindsight from people who wished they had been first & so are re-writing history. Neither have personal knowledge.
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