Episode 23
26minutes.
Design - The Concorde
Synopsis
The industrial age enabled man to turn Icarus' crazy dream into reality, as mechanical birds took over the skies.
When these great white birds dart into the sky they spread and arch their wings. To gain altitude they tuck their feet in and stretch out at full-length, cleaving the air in an optimal aerodynamic equation.
As with birds' wings, bats' wings, insect-wings and fish-wings, so with aeroplane wings¿ Concorde's distinctive nose and wing are recognisable anywhere.
Concorde was the symbol of a true co-operative venture: researchers, engineers, designers and stylists all worked together on this extraordinary industrial adventure that allowed passengers to fly at twice the speed of sound in a modern, aesthetic and luxurious setting.
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