Concorde's Record-Breaking Speed
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•How did the Concorde fly so fast?
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The Concorde passenger jet set a record when it flew between New York City and London in 2 hours , 52 minutes , 59 seconds .
The jet had a takeoff speed of 250 mph ( 402 km /h) and an average cruising speed of 1,350 mph ( 2,173 km ) To achieve high speeds, engineers needed to design a craft that could handle both low-speed scenarios and supersonic cruising speeds.
Engineers also used a delta wing, a wing profile that's typically reserved for fighter jets.
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