The world’s most glamorous aircraft was cruising at a thrilling 1315 mph, with the curvature of the Earth visible to those who cared enough ...

Eleven miles high, above 90 percent of Earth's atmosphere, the ride was rarely rocked by turbulence, and the view of our planet's curvature was spectacular. Concorde's landing gear was state-of ...

A. W. Stevens, contains an earlier photograph taken by him in the Andes from a height of 21,000 ft. which also shows the curvature of the horizon.

Engineers say it could hit this speed by saving energy and climbing to over 100,000 feet (30,000 metres) - high enough for ...