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Concorde, the world's fastest passenger plane. 111 was developed [develop] by France and Britain together in the 1950s, both

countries dreamed of having a supersonic plane and the project

Faster (21

than the (4)

(start) in 1962 £1.5 billion

lopend) on developing Concorde and it

(test) for over 5.000 hours, which

makes it the most tested plene in history. The first passenger plane (5)

speed of

[introduce] by British Airways and

sound fastest crossing of the Atlantic from New York to

Air France in 1976 Concorde holds many world records, including the

London, which (B)

(achieve) in 2 hours 45 seconds!

Flying at twice the speed of sound means that flying time freducel by half, which is why the Concorde flight

between London and New York [B)

(use) a lot by

business people and film stars-you can leave Britain at 10.30 and arrive in New York an hour earter Twenty planes (9) (build up to the present day. But there are no plans to buid any more Each plane (10) which makes them very expensivel

Concorde, the world's fastest passenger plane, was developed by France and Britain together in the 1950s. Both countries dreamed of having a supersonic plane and the project started in 1962, costing £1.5 billion.

The development of Concorde was ongoing and testing took place for over 5,000 hours. This extensive testing makes it the most tested plane in history.

The first passenger flight of Concorde was introduced by British Airways and Air France in 1976. It set the record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic from New York to London, achieving this in just 2 hours and 45 seconds!

Flying at twice the speed of sound allowed Concorde to reduce flying time by half. As a result, the flight between London and New York was greatly utilized by business people and film stars. It was possible to leave Britain at 10:30 and arrive in New York an hour earlier.

Up until the present day, a total of twenty planes have been built. However, there are no plans to build any more. Each plane was very expensive to produce, which is why they are considered rare and valuable.