On March 2, 1969, the first test flight of the aircraft took place Concord. Although it was a flight of only 28 minutes, the average speed in flight was 430 kilometers per hour.
The roar of the engines was deafening as the flight crew pushed them to full power. After a long wait Concord 001 rises above the city of Toulouse.
March 2, 1969, at 15:38, the first page in the history of supersonic commercial aviation was written. The four Olympus 593 engines Concord they take the aircraft away, and the joy of the technicians, engineers, employees and spectators watching this moment can be seen.
Six hundred journalists from around the world attended the event to report on how "old Europe" has risen to the challenge of combining speed and technology in passenger transport.
The initial flight, described by Captain André Turcat as "a journey around the runway" lasted only 29 minutes and did not exceed 480 km / h. Along with Turcat, the crew consisted of flight mechanic Michel Rétif, flight engineer Henri Perrier and co-pilot Jacques Guignard.
Across the Channel, Captain Brian Trubshaw, Co-Pilot John Cochrane and Flight Mechanic Brian Watts operated the aircraft. Concorde 002 between Filton and Fairford, a 22-minute flight on April 9 of the same year.
Other aviation events on March 2.
The Pioneer 10 spacecraft has been launched.
On March 2, 1972, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with the mission to explore the outer planets.
The Space Shuttle Endeavor STS-67 has been launched.
On March 2, 1995, the Space Shuttle Endeavor STS-67 was launched at 05:22:04 am UTC. The main mission was to test the Astro-2 space laboratory, which had three unique instruments: the Hopkins ultraviolet telescope (HUT), the ultraviolet imaging telescope (ITU) and the Wisconsin ultraviolet photo-polarimetric experiment (WUPPE).
The last Continental Airlines flight took place.
On March 2, 2012, the last official flight of Continental Airlines took place. At 23:59 Pacific Standard time, Continental flight 1267 departs Phoenix, Arizona for Cleveland, Ohio. On March 3, Continental Airlines merged with United Airlines. Continental has been operating flights since 1934.
