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The plane was named Concorde (French for "concord," which means agreement or harmony) because it was developed as a cooperative project between [[Great Britain]] and [[France]], specifically between the [[British Aircraft Corporation]] and [[Aerospatiale]]. | The plane was named Concorde (French for "concord," which means agreement or harmony) because it was developed as a cooperative project between [[Great Britain]] and [[France]], specifically between the [[British Aircraft Corporation]] and [[Aerospatiale]]. | ||
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The Concorde was a supersonic commercial airline jet. It flew at top speeds of 1330 mph, or 1 mile every 3 seconds. The last Concorde flight was made on November 24, 2003 from New York to London, England.
The plane was named Concorde (French for "concord," which means agreement or harmony) because it was developed as a cooperative project between Great Britain and France, specifically between the British Aircraft Corporation and Aerospatiale.