Concorde granted permission by the Canadian authorities for the majority of the journey to be flown supersonically over sparsely-populated Canadian territory. Concorde The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde () is a British-French turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner that was operated from 1976 until 2003. It had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound at Mach 2.04 ( at cruise altitude), with seating for 92 to 128 passengers. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued flying for the next 27 years. It is one of only two supersonic transports to have been operated commercially; the other is the Soviet-built Tupolev
French frigate Concorde (1793) French frigate Concorde (1793) The Concorde was a "Nymphe"-class 40-gun frigate of the French Navy. The Royal Navy captured her in August 1800. On 27 May 1793, "Concorde" captured the 24-gun ; she became the privateer "Hyene", which the Royal Navy recaptured in 1797. "Concorde" took part in the Expédition d'Irlande, and on 12 October 1798, in aftermath of the Battle of Tory Island. "Concorde" was part of a squadron of three frigates, "Concorde" under Commodore Jean-François Landolphe, "Médée" under Captain Jean-Daniel Coudin, and "Franchise" under Captain Pierre Jurien, with Landolphe as the overall commander, that left Rochefort on 6