Concorde was the first and only passenger plane to fly faster than the speed of sound.

The joint Anglo French design team, led by Frank Crowfoot and Philippe Proust took

20 years to develop Concorde, which began commercial flights in 1976.

Concorde’s Delta wings meant very high speeds with less drag and great stability.

The sharp needle-shaped nose let her fly like an arrow, and it tilted to let the pilot see the runway.

But other airlines simply didn’t buy Concorde, as very few passengers were prepared to pay the premium fare her costs required just to save a few hours.

In 1996 Concorde flew from New York to London in just 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds, but by then travel was all about ferrying masses of people across the world at low prices, not a very select few in over-priced luxury.

2003 saw the last commercial flights as Concorde was taken out of service.