First flown in 1969, the Concorde made the impossible feel routine: London to New York in under three and a half hours, cruising at twice the speed of sound. With its sleek, droop-nosed silhouette, this Anglo-French marvel became a symbol of an era when the future seemed to arrive ahead of schedule.
While it wasn't exactly 'practical', the Concorde represented the ambition and the belief that engineering could be beautiful. Its retirement in 2003 ended supersonic passenger flight, and nothing has replaced it since.
