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Concorde: Inside The Fastest Passenger Jet Ever Built

Concorde: Inside The Fastest Passenger Jet Ever Built

What was it like to ride the fastest commercial airliner? We take a look at the interior of Concorde.

Peter Hanson 1 year ago
How & Why Was The Sud Aviation Caravelle's Safety Record So Poor?

How & Why Was The Sud Aviation Caravelle's Safety Record So Poor?

The Caravelle was a pioneering aircraft but has an unenviable record of being the airliner with the highest incidence of...

Paul Hartley 1 year ago
65 Years Since It Entered Service: The Sud Aviation Caravelle's Different Variants

65 Years Since It Entered Service: The Sud Aviation Caravelle's Different Variants

The French manufacturer developed several versions of its rear-engined twinjet.

Sumit Singh 2 years ago
Forgotten Too Soon? The Sud Aviation Caravelle

Forgotten Too Soon? The Sud Aviation Caravelle

The aircraft has a fascinating backstory.

Jake Hardiman 2 years ago
68 Years Ago Today The Sud Aviation Caravelle Made Its First Flight

68 Years Ago Today The Sud Aviation Caravelle Made Its First Flight

It was the first jetliner to have engine pods mounted on the rear fuselage

Nicole Kylie 3 years ago
History: Why Did The Sud Aviation Caravelle Have Triangular Windows?

History: Why Did The Sud Aviation Caravelle Have Triangular Windows?

Between 1958 and 1972, Sud Aviation built 282 Caravelle airliners.

Mark Finlay 3 years ago
How SAS Flight 871 Became The Sud Aviation Caravelle's First Fatal Accident

How SAS Flight 871 Became The Sud Aviation Caravelle's First Fatal Accident

The aircraft involved had only been at the carrier for two months.

Jake Hardiman 3 years ago
55 Years Ago Today Iberia Flight 062 Became The Sud Aviation Caravelle's 11th Hull Loss

55 Years Ago Today Iberia Flight 062 Became The Sud Aviation Caravelle's 11th Hull Loss

Dozens of sheep were among the accident's victims.

Jake Hardiman 3 years ago
How An Uncontained Engine Failure Downed Indian Airlines Flight 171 In 1976

How An Uncontained Engine Failure Downed Indian Airlines Flight 171 In 1976

An engine fire caused the crash of an Indian Airlines flight 3,000 feet short of the runway in Bombay.

Mark Finlay 3 years ago