Too Fast for Its Own Good: What the Concorde's Rise and Retirement Teaches Us About the Limits of Progress
The Concorde was, by almost any technical measure, one of the greatest engineering achievements of the twentieth century. It was also, by almost any commercial measure, a cautionary tale about the gap between what technology can accomplish and what markets will sustain. More than two decades after its final flight, the aircraft's legacy continues to shape how engineers and policymakers think about the future of supersonic travel.