Concorde Had a Chance

Concorde had multiple failures that put it in a performance ``coffin corner'' from which recovery was likely impossible, had there been no fire at all. The fire may have melted the aluminum honeycomb control surfaces in a matter of minutes, but performance issues alone can probably explain the...

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