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Flight plans for the first commercial British Airways Concorde flight from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on May 24, 1976.
Concorde became the first supersonic airliner for commercial flight when Air France and British Airways jointly inaugurated its service in 1976 to destinations around the globe. Designed and built by Aérospatiale of France and the British Aviation Corporation, the Concorde could comfortably carry up to 100 passengers and cross the Atlantic in fewer than four hours - half the time of a conventional jet airliner. However, its high operating costs resulted in very high fares that limited the number of passengers who could afford to fly it. These problems and a shrinking market eventually forced the reduction of service until all Concordes were retired in 2003.
NASM.XXXX.0941
British Airways
1976-05-24
British Airways, Gift, 1976, NASM.XXXX.0941
.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the flight plan (three pages) for the first commercial British Airways Concorde flight from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) on May 24, 1976. The flight plan was presented to the National Air and Space Museum at the conclusion of the flight by the pilot, Capt. Brian Calvert.
One document.
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Flight Plan for First Commercial British Airways (UK) Concorde Flight to the United States, NASM.XXXX.0941, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics
Concorde (Jet transports)
Collection descriptions
Archival materials