My wife and I flew the Concorde in late August (BA flight 002 from New York to London). It counts as one of the greatest experiences of my life. The take off was the most incredible part about the ride.

Driving 250 MPH down the runway before take off was quite a thrill! Obviously, I've never traveled so fast on the ground before. Then, after take off, we banked sharply left and the plane was climbing at what seemed like a 45 degree angle (I'm sure it wasn't that steep, it just felt like it).

I was struck, at first, by the interior of the cabin. It's cramped and the seats, although very nice, didn't have much more room than a typical coach seat. The windows were very small. About the size of a slice of American cheese. It made me a little bit claustrophobic. That didn't matter however, because the flight attendants were great, the food was great, the wine was fantastic, and best of all, we were in London in time for dinner! Once airborne (Mach 2 at 55,000 feet!), you can't really tell the difference between the Concorde and other airliners, except there is no turbulence and you can tell you're pretty high in the air. The clouds seem to be moving pretty fast underneath you as well. I really didn't feel much when we broke the sound barrier. Just a tiny bump. I'm scared of flying normally, and I was worried before the flight, but this was a fantastic experience!

--Anonymous

A few years ago because of various world crises British Airways ran some low, low priced fares which included , one way on Concorde and return on QE2. My wife and I, retired working stiffs, said, "what the hell can't take it with us.", let's do it. It was a supreme thrill for both of us but more so for my wife who had watched the development of its building in U K many many years ago and had always been a big booster for Concorde. It was such a near orgasmic experience but now it looks like it will never happen again since the SSTs will become history at the end of this year. But, at least we can say,"been there, done that." Vive La Concorde! But where oh where can we find a frameable print of our darling? [Editor's note: Check eBay!]

--Bill & Joyce Smith

Oh man! From the day I first sat on Concorde, I knew I was going to get an exceptional flight. This was the first time I flew in a Concorde. From the moment I sat in it's neat interior I felt like I was on top of the world flying inside a piece of machine capable of taking me more than twice the speed of sound at almost twice the altitude than regular subsonic planes. The greatest part was when the plane took off the Heathrow Airport at a 20 degree angle, my whole body pushed me back hard as if I was taking off a Space Shuttle. The takeoff was much noisier than the 747-400. But once the plane reached 60,000 feet, the plane all of a sudden hushed, and it made this weird serene noise which gave me an indication that the plane is going twice the speed of sound. It felt great. The flight was exceptionally fast. I reached New York during the whole time by watching everything outside the window. When I reached New York I had a weird feeling of flying the world's fastest supersonic jetliner.

--Concorde Lover

I remember being on at the JFK airport on the day of the maiden voyage of the Concord. I was only four at the time I remember seeing the people dressed "strangly" and the funny looking robot that rolled up and down the concorse and all of the excitement that was in the air. Everyone was happy and in the mind of a four year old that had to be a good thing. While I may never be able to afford a ticket ont this wonderful bird I hope the the powers that be will find a way to keep this most majestic creation of mondern science in the air.

--Mekkeda

Braniff International flew both Air France and British Airways Concordes. One of the most famous pictures of the Concorde is an Air France and British Airways Concorde nose to nose at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport taken in 1979.

The First Concorde ever to fly to the U.S. was in 1973, at the invitation of Braniff, to open the new D/FW airport.

--Brooke Watts of the Braniff Pages