The Concorde was a successful aircraft design in that it could break the sound barrier. However the main reason it was decomissioned was cost. They were too expensive to fly and maintain. The Concorde required lots of fuel to cruise above the speed of sound and other maintanence and engineering issues proved to be too expensive to employ. But there is research being done by big aircraft manufacturers to design a supersonic transport like the Concorde. Hopefully these can carry more passengers for cheaper and give everyone a chance to break the sound barrier.
The plane breaking the sound barrier over land caused a lot of damage. It was limited to Atlantic Ocean fly overs, and did not carry enough fuel to fly over the Pacific Ocean. The cost of the fuel was more expensive than the money it could make from business travelers. Eventually it proved to be too expensive to fly.
Operational cost is the main reason for that
It cost an absolute fortune to operate. BA have been making a loss for years. (Not sure about Air France) After the September attacks, fewer people flew. This compounded the problem. So when a Concorde crashed it was seen as a good enough reason to cut off a huge drain on the company finances. It was more profitable to fly in a normal aircraft like the Boeing 747 and so on.
The Concorde was a jet. It is no longer being made or used.
Concorde jet's last flight was November 26, 2003. It is also considered and known as the Concorde Jets retirement flight and was not flown anymore since then.
This depends on the jet. Most modern jet fighters are supersonic, however the high altitudes capable by Concorde mean it can fly generally faster due to the thinner air.
Overdrive afterburners, and supersonic flight capability- It is, alas, obsolete.
France and Great Britain jointly developed the Concorde.
The British/French Concorde
You listed this is the Chrysler Concorde category but I suspect you are referring to the Concorde Jet airplane. The jet was not even invented in 1936, and was a very new technology in 1953. The first Concorde prototype was produced in 1966. The first Concorde put into service began in 1976. The First Chrysler Concorde vehicle was sold as a 1993 model in 1992..
C. A. Sharp has written: 'Concorde' -- subject(s): Bibliography, Concorde (Jet transports)
The Concorde is an obsolete jet due to many design flaws, however. There is a project called the Aroura, a design in the works of making a passenger jet at estimated double the speed of a Concorde.
Rolls Royce Olympus
no it was not but it was very fast
Tu-144