Saturday 13th July 2024
Difficulty: Hard
Concorde II (Quiz #603)
Photo by Lynn Kintziger (Unsplash)
Concorde was a supersonic airliner operated by British Airways and Air France between 1976 and 2003.
1. Why did a Concorde have four portholes installed in its roof in 1973?
2. Under what circumstances might Concorde's flying height be reduced to 47,000 feet, down from the usual 60,000 feet?
3. In 1996, Air France painted one of their Concordes in a predominantly blue colour, in a promotional deal with Pepsi. What restriction did this impose on the way the plane was flown?
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