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Go inside the race to build the first supersonic airliner between Europe’s Concorde, the Soviet TU144 and the American Boeing 2707. From the post-war jet boom to the successful flights of the TU144 and Concorde in 1968-1969, examine both the technical challenges and the international espionage that surrounded the attempt to make the fastest airliner on earth.
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Go inside the race to build the first supersonic airliner between Europe’s Concorde, the Soviet TU144 and the American Boeing 2707. From the post-war jet boom to the successful flights of the TU144 and Concorde in 1968-1969, examine both the technical challenges and the international espionage that surrounded the attempt to make the fastest airliner on earth.
Welcome to PBS America, a channel curated for an international audience from America's Public Broadcasting Service, PBS. This is a factual focussed channel including award-winning American history, current affairs and science.
SIGN UP to our UK broadcast channel weekly highlights at pbsamerica.co.uk
FOLLOW us on X @PBSAmerica
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