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:
- Letter from Oklahoma City resident on Project Bongo) (AW&ST, March 2, 1964, p. 98)
- Sonic Boom Report Expected in October) (AW&ST, July 13, 1964, p. 28)
- Boom Restrictions May Swell SST Costs) (AW&ST, Aug. 3, 1964, p. 38)
- Concorde is Coming) (AW&ST, Feb. 8, 1971, p. 11)
Audio Clips:
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)
