Opinion

July 27, 2021

This tech will help Europe revive the Concorde dream

Supercomputing has given us the chance to again build innovations just as captivating as the legendary turbojet.


Sylvain Kalache

4 min read

An Air France Concorde jet on a runway. Credit: Philippe Collard on Unsplash

I once was lucky enough to board a Concorde, the world’s first and only supersonic passenger jet. The British-French turbojet was so fast that you could enjoy a glass of red wine in Paris, and three hours and 32 minutes later, watch the latest NYC Broadway show. Unfortunately, the Concorde made its last flight in 2003, and the one I boarded wasn’t on the tarmac, but sitting motionless in a museum. 

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