Supersonic speeds had however one major flaw, the sound barrier or the shock wave that is created when an aircraft goes supersonic. 3½ hours over the Atlantic, and 8 hour's approx to reach Singapore and 17 hours to Australia (including refueling) would today be even possible, but at point in the past it was actually quite possible and even accomplished by an aircraft carrying commercial passengers. But in the 60's the line between them was lineball with the expectations that "Supersonic" transport was the future of aviation, and what if that world had come to pass. History tells us now that capacity won, cheap tickets and space on aircraft far bettered shorter flight times. The two aircraft at the forefront of this race was the Boeing 747 (Jumbo Jet) and The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde. This race was in the commercial airliner world between capacity and speed, again the United States, but this time against Europe. But there was another aviation "race" in the 60's that was just as frantic and daring. The 1960's was all about races, the most famous was the "Space Race" between the United States and Russia. But a few have even gone higher in this aspect. In the narrative of aviation history, there have been aircraft that have been uniquely iconic. Aircraft Review : Concorde FXP v2 by Colimata
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