October 24, 2003, Concorde makes its last commercial flight, bringing the era of airliner supersonic transport to a close, at least for the time being.
2003年的10月24日,协和式飞机进行了其最后一次商业飞行,从而结束了客机的超音带运输时代。
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The turbo-prop, high-wing, versatile “Herc” has accumulated over 20 million flight hours. It is the preferred transport aircraft for many US Government services and over 60 foreign countries.
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft surpassed the two million flight-hour milestone during a tactical airdrop mission over eastern Afghanistan earlier in December.