Re: Concorde Down

From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Tue Jul 25 2000 - 14:29:35 MDT


Oh, and now its the fastest commercial lawn dart...

"Michael S. Lorrey" wrote:
>
> Actually, the fastest *powered* passenger aircraft in the sky. The space
> shuttle, gliding, flies much faster in the atmosphere on re-entry. Because it
> has wings, it is technically an "aircraft", even though it is unpowered, and it
> can carry at least half a dozen passengers... ;). Now if you say 'commercial
> passenger aircraft', you would be right.
>
> "S.J. Van Sickle" wrote:
> >
> > Thirty year old technology, and still the fastest passenger aircraft in
> > the sky.
> >
> > Sigh...
> >
> > http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/07/25/concorde.crash.05/index.html



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