50 years in the past Concorde first scorched throughout the Atlantic. Now snail-paced planes are a dystopian nightmare and it takes hours to cost electrical vehicles to go 50 miles. DAVID MARCUS’s chilling account of America’s misplaced ambition
Almost 50 years in the past, the Concorde’s first, continuous transatlantic flight was the stuff of science fiction. The smooth, supersonic, 203-foot tailless hen with a downturned nostril scorched throughout…