Check 6 Revisits: Supersonic From Bongo To Boom

Published: June 21, 2024, 7 a.m.

Aviation Week editors go back through the archives to the origins of supersonic flight, revisiting key programs and exploring the issues that are still challenging high-speed aircraft designers today.

Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles relating to this podcast here:\xa0

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March 2, 1969: Concorde's first Toulouse test flight (BBC)

June 5, 1963: President John F. Kennedy spoke at U.S. Air Force Academy (JFK Library)

June 4, 1963: JFK phone call to Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon (JFK Library)