There was a time when you could fly from New York City to London at twice the speed of sound. Passengers dined on caviar and sipped champagne, all while zipping across the Atlantic Ocean in just 3 1/2 hours.
The plane had a slender white fuselage, a pointy nose that moved up and down, and a delta wing that formed a triangle.
Air France pilot Michel Butel told NPR that flying this plane was like flying a fighter jet.
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