Bonding Failure Likely Cause Of Concorde Problems, Says U.K.

U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) probes of two British Airways Concorde incidents failed to determine conclusively what caused critical flight-control surfaces to separate in flight, but officials believe bonding failures are the most likely explanation. Both incidents happened within...

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