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F.D.C stamp March 2, 1969 postage stamp 1 franc France Concordia the concorde was a supersonic airliner. Only 20 aircraft were built, including 4 prototypes. The aircraft first flew in 1969, making its last flight on October 24, 2003. The Concorde was a prestige project of the British and French governments. Plans for the aircraft were already made in 1955. The development was accompanied by all kinds of cooperation problems between the British and the French, which often had to be resolved at a high political level. The fact that a production line was maintained in both countries did not help either. However, this would lead to the creation of the international consortium Airbus a few years later. Concorde could fly up to 18 kilometers and reach a speed of Mach 2.04; more than twice the speed of sound. As a result, the aircraft flew from London to New York in less than three hours. Concorde has set a speed record of 1920 km / h on the New York - London route. This happened on February 7, 1996 (source: FAI). The aircraft had a take-off speed of approximately 400 km / h and a landing speed of approximately 290 km / h.
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