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It has to have a wing and engines, but otherwise the cabin can be done completely differently. We're not basing it on a preexisting model we're basing it on knowledge about aircraft. Kachoria: It's what's called a clean-sheet design. Finally, Spike substantially updated Concorde's famous delta wing to a cranked delta wing to control the pressure waves. Narrator: Its aircraft has a long, pointy nose to help bounce the shockwave towards space instead of the ground, and its sleek, windowless fuselage will help lower the cabin noise. The noise caused many countries to ban the Concorde's overland routes altogether, meaning less money to be made. a thunder-like noise from breaking the sound barrier that could be heard on the ground. That maintenance also needed a specialized crew, in part because of the cooling mechanisms that managed the planes' high-speed temperatures. Narrator: That's because fuel was pricey, and almost 22 hours of maintenance was required for every hour in the air. It was simply too expensive for enough people to afford to fly. Critics said the Concorde was too expensive, too elitist, and much too noisy.īlake Scholl: It wasn't that the technology didn't work. When one of Air France's Concordes crashed shortly after takeoff in July 2000, it added one more thing to criticize to an already growing pool. But initial public awe quickly dissolved.
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Narrator: It took more than 30 years to develop, led by aeronautical engineer Sir James Hamilton, who famously designed the Concorde's delta wings, adding to the overall distinctive appearance of its tilted nose and long, ultrathin body.