Concorde's landing gear was state-of-the-art in the 1960s. Antilock breaks, now standard on cars and aircraft, were first developed to prevent Concorde from skidding as it landed at high speeds.

And the compression struts of the landing gear are locked into place ... take another break,” he says. In 2010, Museum staff noticed that one of the Concorde’s compression struts was sagging.

The Race for Supersonic and Hypersonic FlightMorris Plains, NJ, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- photo courtesy of Hermeus ...

To achieve high speeds, Concorde engineers needed to design a craft that could handle both low-speed scenarios, such as takeoff and landing ... National Air and Space Museum in Washington ...

A British Airways Concorde jet was transported across the Hudson River and back to the Intrepid Museum in New York after undergoing a seven-month restoration. The aircraft was known for its ...