From The History Of Supersonic Aircraft To New MRO Technologies: The Most Viewed MRO Galleries of 2021 So Far

June 28, 2021

A History Of Supersonic Aircraft

The first aircraft acknowledged to travel at supersonic speeds was the U.S.-built Bell X-1 rocket-powered experimental aircraft on a flight conducted on Oct. 14, 1947 by the U.S. Air Force. Piloted by Maj. Chuck Yeager, the aircraft flew faster than the speed of sound by breaking Mach 1. The aircraft reached Mach 1.06--about 700 miles per hour.

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Revisiting Concorde: The Supersonic Revolution

As the drive toward sustainable commercial supersonic aircraft begins to accelerate, it seems remarkable that half a century ago the first supersonic airliner prototypes were already entering flight testing and the coming high-speed leap in civil aviation was viewed as a near-term inevitability. We take a look at arguably the most famous supersonic aircraft of all – Concorde.

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History Of The Airbus A320

Launched in 1984, it has had an illustrious career. Over the next 10 years, the A320 and smaller A319 will see a huge number of retirements, as predicted by Aviation Week Intelligence Network data. In light of this, we take a look through the aircraft’s important points in history.

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A History Of Supersonic Aircraft

The first aircraft acknowledged to travel at supersonic speeds was the U.S.-built Bell X-1 rocket-powered experimental aircraft on a flight conducted on Oct. 14, 1947 by the U.S. Air Force. Piloted by Maj. Chuck Yeager, the aircraft flew faster than the speed of sound by breaking Mach 1. The aircraft reached Mach 1.06--about 700 miles per hour.

View the gallery in full

Revisiting Concorde: The Supersonic Revolution

As the drive toward sustainable commercial supersonic aircraft begins to accelerate, it seems remarkable that half a century ago the first supersonic airliner prototypes were already entering flight testing and the coming high-speed leap in civil aviation was viewed as a near-term inevitability. We take a look at arguably the most famous supersonic aircraft of all – Concorde.

View the gallery in full

History Of The Airbus A320

Launched in 1984, it has had an illustrious career. Over the next 10 years, the A320 and smaller A319 will see a huge number of retirements, as predicted by Aviation Week Intelligence Network data. In light of this, we take a look through the aircraft’s important points in history.

View the gallery in full

After reaching the mid-way point of 2021, we take a look back through MROs most viewed galleries so far. We take a look back through supersonic aircraft, as well as revisiting Concorde, with a journey through what it will take the get the 737 MAX back to service. Including archive stories for the history of different aircraft, take a look through our most visited galleries so far!

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