Supersonic jet takes off not with a bang but a whimper

The Concorde, one of only two supersonic commercial airliners ever manufactured, took its last flight in November of 2003. Its Russian competitor, the Tupolev Tu-144, only flew with passengers for seven months, although it continued to be used for commercial flights and later for training and research.  — Read the rest
The post Supersonic jet takes off not with a bang but a whimper appeared first on Boing Boing.