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b"Supersonic aircraft took a giant leap forward when the French and British governments signed a treaty to join forces on designing Concorde on 29th November, 1962. Up until this point, the two countries had been developing their aircraft separately - which had already cost the United Kingdom \\xa3150 million.\\nTechnologically superior and far more luxurious than any commercial passenger jet that had come before, it was also the fastest - capable of launching its wealthy clientele from London to New York in under three hours.\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the success of the 747 killed off supersonic flight; consider how Britain blew its chance to create 'the British Airbus'; and reveal why Pepsi\\u2019s blue paint-job for Air France could have proven truly explosive\\u2026\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Concorde and supersonic travel: The days when the sun rose in the west\\u2019 (The Independent, 2013):\\xa0https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/concorde-and-supersonic-travel-the-days-when-the-sun-rose-in-the-west-8888836.html\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Concorde\\u2019s first British test flight, 50 years on\\u2019 (History of government,\\xa0gov.uk\\xa02019):\\xa0https://history.blog.gov.uk/2019/04/09/concordes-first-british-test-flight-50-years-on/\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Anglo-French Airliner Model Concorde\\u2019 (British Path\\xe9, 1962):\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfPiPC6O7qs\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\\n#60s #Technology #Inventions #Politics #UK #France\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"