| 41. | The Concorde supersonic jet can fly twice the speed of sound and crosses the Atlantic at 1, 350 mph.
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| 42. | The spot has been paved with concrete since the supersonic jet fell from the sky on July 25, 2000.
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| 43. | British Airways said this week that if tests were successful the supersonic jets might resume commercial flights by springtime.
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| 44. | The supersonic jets are armed with a 20mm cannon and can carry a wide range of bombs and missiles.
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| 45. | The British government said Monday it would purchase new supersonic jets to replace its aging fleet of Harrier fighter-bombers.
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| 46. | British Airways, the only other airline to operate Concordes, resumed flights on most of its seven supersonic jets Wednesday.
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| 47. | Among the passengers on the supersonic jet were Sir Paul McCartney, his fiancee Heather Mills and actor Hugh Grant.
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| 48. | The supersonic jet flies faster than any other commercial aircraft, zipping between Europe and New York in under four hours.
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| 49. | The runway thus had not been thoroughly inspected for about 12 hours before the supersonic jet took off, officials said.
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| 50. | Most experts agree that a new supersonic jet built today would still be too expensive for most airlines to operate.
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