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10/9/2005 |
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Japanese Supersonic Test Flight a Success ...The Concorde first flew in 1969 and became a symbol of French and European industrial prowess. In July 2000, a Concorde crashed in flames after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, killing 109 people. The sleek but costly planes were retired from commercial service in 2003, never having recouped the billions of tax dollars invested in them. Japan hopes to have a successor making regular flights by around 2025, Saito said. (editor's note: Is that the successor in prowess or waste of tax dollars?) 6:23:55 PM
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