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Companies from which two countries teamed up to build the supersonic Concorde airliner?

Britain and France.

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Why: In 1962, British Aircraft Corporation and France's Sud-Aviation agreed to build the Concorde. From 1976 it flew from London and Paris to Washington in under 4 hours.

Huh, didn't know that: A few years later, in 1966, Boeing announced its jumbo jet, the 747.

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Why was the Concorde never late for dinner? It always arrived before it left.
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Answer: Britain and France. In 1962, British Aircraft Corporation and France's Sud-Aviation agreed to build the Concorde. From 1976 it flew from London and Paris to Washington in under 4 hours.

  1. Aerospace: The Journey of Flight, Teacher's Guide (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/2nd_edition_Teachers_Guide_5D3166D76F9B1.pdf
    In 1962, British Aircraft Corporation and the Sud-Aviation agreed to build the supersonic Concorde.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Aerospace: The Journey of Flight, Teacher's Guide (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/2nd_edition_Teachers_Guide_5D3166D76F9B1.pdf
    In 1966, companies entered the jumbo jet field. Boeing announced the 747
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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