Concorde British Airways

A British-French supersonic passenger aircraft (SPS), one of two (together with the Tu-144) types of supersonic aircraft in commercial operation. "Concorde" was created as a result of the merger in 1962 of two national programs for the development of supersonic passenger air transport, the main developers The aircraft were made by Sud Aviation from the French side and BAC from the English side, the propulsion systems of the aircraft were jointly developed by the British Rolls-Royce and the French SNECMA. A total of 20 aircraft were manufactured, of which 9 were sold to British Airways and Air France, and another 5 were transferred to the same airlines at symbolic prices of 1 pound sterling and 1 franc, respectively. The prototype first flew in 1969 and entered commercial service in 1976.