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)

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