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After 9/11, Documents Suggest New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality https://t.co/vCChAK0vSw via @NYTimes

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Project Sunrise, a 22-Hour Nonstop Flight, Is Coming. What Will It Be Like? https://t.co/aMfSuU7mTq via @NYTimes

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The flight deck of a Concorde supersonic airliner, One of the most complex cockpits in history it is known for its extreme complexity, featuring over 1,000 switches and dials...

When the Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde entered service in 1976, it represented the cutting edge of aerospace engineering. Designed to cruise at Mach 2.04 (about 1,354 mph or 2,179 km/h), Concorde routinely flew passengers across the Atlantic in under 3½ hours, less than half the time required by conventional airliners.

Much of the cockpit's complexity stemmed from the aircraft's unique systems. At supersonic speeds, Concorde's aluminum airframe expanded by as much as 10 inches (25 cm) due to aerodynamic heating. Pilots managed an intricate fuel-transfer system that moved fuel between tanks to maintain the aircraft's center of gravity as it accelerated, cruised, and slowed. The aircraft also featured a droop-nose mechanism for visibility during takeoff and landing, an afterburner-equipped engine system, and extensive monitoring equipment for high-speed flight.

Despite the intimidating number of controls, Concorde crews underwent rigorous training and followed highly structured procedures. The aircraft achieved an excellent safety record for most of its service life, completing more than 50,000 flights before its retirement in 2003.

Concorde still holds the record for the fastest transatlantic passenger flight. On February 7, 1996, a British Airways Concorde flew from New York to London in just 2 hours, 52 minutes, and 59 seconds, aided by favorable jet stream winds.

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The rarely seen snow leopard, captured on a remote wildlife camera by photographer Sascha Fonseca.

A young snow leopard illustrates its displeasure after being startled by the clicking sound of the camera trap.

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A group of young Kestrels seeing a butterfly for the first time

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King Charles Advertises Palace Housekeeping Job at Below Minimum Wage https://t.co/uozd0Npe7i

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Fact-checking 55 suspect claims, mostly Trump’s, in debate with Harris https://t.co/lspBD9PTaI

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Maggie Haberman Says Obama ‘Size’ Joke Really Got Under Trump’s Skin — Was ‘Designed To Bait’ Trump
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The Trump campaign endorses a racist theory - The Atlantic https://t.co/9lpOi6hzL5

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Kamala Harris said 19 words in 2018 that taught us all we need to know https://t.co/Ijkb0KPZ9n

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The base is located only around 12 miles from the Black Sea coast and 180 miles from the war-torn city of Odesa in southern Ukraine.

Source: Business Insider https://t.co/ub7PppqUP9