Check 6 Revisits: Supersonic From Bongo To Boom

Aviation Week editors go back through the archives to the origins of supersonic flight, revisiting key programs and exploring the issues that are still challenging high-speed aircraft designers today.

Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles relating to this podcast here: 

• Letter from Oklahoma City resident on Project Bongo (AW&ST, March 2, 1964, p. 98)
• Sonic Boom Report Expected in October (AW&ST, July 13, 1964, p. 28)
• Boom Restrictions May Swell SST Costs (AW&ST, Aug. 3, 1964, p. 38)
• Concorde is Coming (AW&ST, Feb. 8, 1971, p. 11) 

Audio Clips:

March 2, 1969: Concorde's first Toulouse test flight (BBC)

June 5, 1963: President John F. Kennedy spoke at U.S. Air Force Academy (JFK Library)

June 4, 1963: JFK phone call to Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon (JFK Library)