China’s supersonic jet and Concorde’s legacy
The Concorde had broken all records for supersonic passenger travel when it debuted. Designed and built by Sud Aviation – which later became a part of Aerospatiale (now Airbus) of France and the British Aircraft Corporation, it is still talked about as one of the masterpieces of aviation technology.

The Concorde was the first turbojet-powered supersonic airliner to enter service flying passengers across the Atlantic at twice the speed of sound. Using Rolls-Royce Olympus engines, the aircraft could reach a maximum speed of 1,330 miles per hour.

The Chinese firm now aims to break this record by introducing a commercial plane that can fly at Mach 4 speed. The SCMP report mentions that the company claims to complete a trip between Beijing to New York in around two hours using the new plane.