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Concorde

[ kon-kawrd, kong-, kon-kawrd, kong- ]

Trademark.
  1. a supersonic passenger aircraft manufactured and operated jointly by England and France.


Concorde

/ ˈkɒnkɔːd; ˈkɒŋ- /

noun

  1. the first commercial supersonic airliner. Of Anglo-French construction, it is capable of cruising at over 2160 km per hr (1200 mph)
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Coming back, we went from Kenya to London, which is a long flight, then we got on the Concorde.

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Mr Boutflour had been interested in space and aviation from a young age, mentioning Concorde as an early inspiration.

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Sir David started the company in April 1973, originally to develop a precision measuring tool for use on the Concorde supersonic jet.

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He had invented the probe the previous year to solve measurement problems faced in the manufacture of the Olympus engines that powered the Concorde supersonic aircraft.

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In the first episode, before even the opening credits, a pair of fully exposed male buttocks are on display during a "mile-high" sex scene on Concorde.

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