Re: Great mysteries of the universe

Simon Isbister wrote:

The Concorde was a great advancement (one in
which I feel great family pride- my grandfather was one of the flight
engineers for its development). But the fact remains that, ultimately, it
was a failure.

Mainly because the people who decided to build it did not
forsee two factors: the rapid rise in fuel prices caused by
the oil shocks and the strong pressure to limit noise around
airports.
.

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