If a conventional plane were in this position, its nose would block the pilots' view. But Concorde's long, pointed nose had a hinge. As the plane took off, landed, and taxied, the pilots tilted ...

After its June 2003 transatlantic trip, Concorde F-BVFA taxis to its ... With the aircraft pitched high and its nose visor lowered for a better view, we made a straight-in approach to Dulles ...

The last straw was the nose cone, which was sold for $40,000 to an American collector, fully closing the book on this particular jet. The most popular Concorde routes included: F-BVFD did not ...

Parts of the engines and nose cone were made in Scotland. After an air crash at Paris in 2000, economic factors led to Concorde's retirement in 2003 when the Concorde G-BOAA, which was the first ...

This is Reg Turnill in Toulouse, and right in front of me Concorde is winding up her engines at the start of the runway, a magnificent sight with her beaky-nose drooped, all ready to go.