If only all flights across the Atlantic could go this fast. Favorable weather conditions may have helped British Airways set a new world record. One of their flights flew from New York to London in ...
Shot January 12, 1979 - British Airways Concorde at Dallas Fort Worth Airport, marking the inauguration of Concorde service between Texas and London-Paris. LARRY REESE/Staff Photographer Just this ...
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The Fastest Flight Ever

Dropped in mid-air from beneath the wings of a B-52 mothership, the X-15 A-2 ignited its powerful rocket engine and streaked into the upper-atmosphere. Previous burns only lasted 90-seconds, but on ...