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2. Concorde - Wikipedia

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   Concorde. Concorde ( / ˈkɒŋkɔːrd /) is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies started in 1954, and France and the UK signed a treaty establishing the development project on 29 November 1962, as the programme cost ...

3. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II - Wikipedia

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   The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[ N 1] is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy. [ 3] Proving highly adaptable, it entered service with the Navy in 1961 [ 4] before it was adopted by the United ...

4. Ejection seat - Wikipedia

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   Early models were powered by compressed air and the first aircraft to be fitted with such a system was the Heinkel He 280 prototype jet-engined fighter in 1940. One of the He 280 test pilots, Helmut Schenk, became the first person to escape from a stricken aircraft with an ejection seat on 13 January 1942 after his control surfaces iced up and ...

5. How much does a private jet cost? Prices by type ... - AOL

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   Prices vary depending on the size of the plane, the length of the flight and the number of people on board. The typical cost is between $2,000 and $14,000 per billable hour to charter a private ...

6. Trijet - Wikipedia

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   One of the first trijets was the Boeing 727 airliner. A similar one to this was intentionally crashed for a show.. A trijet is a jet aircraft powered by three jet engines.In general, passenger airline trijets are considered to be second-generation jet airliners, due to their innovative engine locations, in addition to the advancement of turbofan technology.

7. Nathan C. Price - Wikipedia

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   Nathan Cozens Price was born 20 December 1904 at Montclair, New Jersey. He was named for his grandfather. The 1940 US Census lists his age 35, birth of himself and father in New Jersey and mother in New York. As an Eagle Scout, Nathan was a bodyguard for Prince of Wales in November 1919. He graduated from Glen Ridge High School, Montclair, New ...