TechStuff Flies on the Concorde

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TechStuff Flies on the Concorde

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Mar 13, 2019

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From 1976 until 2003, the Concorde provided a fast option for air travel if you happened to have enough cash for a ticket. How does supersonic air travel work and what happened to Concorde? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Mar 13, 2019

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TechStuff Flies on the Concorde

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