Concorde Supersonic Demise

                                                                                 

'Concorde Supersonic Demise' 
More than 45 years back, the concorde aircraft fulfilled a much-desired human fantasy - of flying faster than the speed of sound.

Concorde was designed and manufactured entirely in europe by a consortium of U.K and France, and the first successful flight took place on 2 March (same as its English equivalent, 'Concorde') means agreement, harmony or union.
This was the time when modern computers and modern electronics were almost non-existent or at least not so developed. The entire designing and construction of this marvelous aircraft was done on the basis of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic principales. Although the designers used electronic technology, it was of elementary nature but they tried to achieve the maximum out of the available electronics. The aircraft was regarded by many people as an aviation icon and an engineering wonder.
This was the first civilian supersonic aircraft (supersonic Transport or SST) ever built in the history of civil aviation and there was a general feeling that perhaps this aircraft would revolutionize the entire concept of passengers flights. It also posed a European challenge to the United States of America, which show for head Monopoly over the design and manufacture of large commercial aircraft. Today to fly non-stop across the Atlantic ocean, Concorde was developed to have the greatest super sonic range of any aircraft. This was achieved by a combination of engines which were highly efficient at Supersonic speeds, a slender fuselage (main body of the aircraft) with high fitness ratio and a complex wing shape for a high lift-to-drag ratio. This also required carrying only a modest payload and high fuel capacity. The aircraft was trimmed with Precision to avoid unnecessary drag.
Unfortunately Concorde had a face a lot of trouble right from day one, and finally succumbed after great struggle with all the majestic Concorde planes totally disappearing from the world's skies from November 2003.