<P> Concorde is an ogival delta winged aircraft with four Olympus engines based on those employed in the RAF's Avro Vulcan strategic bomber . It is one of the few commercial aircraft to employ a tailless design (the Tupolev Tu - 144 being another). Concorde was the first airliner to have a (in this case, analogue) fly - by - wire flight - control system; the avionics system Concorde used was unique because it was the first commercial aircraft to employ hybrid circuits . The principal designer for the project was Pierre Satre, with Sir Archibald Russell as his deputy . </P> <P> Concorde pioneered the following technologies: </P> <P> For high speed and optimisation of flight: </P> <Ul> <Li> Double delta (ogee / ogival) shaped wings </Li> <Li> Variable engine air intake ramp system controlled by digital computers </Li> <Li> Supercruise capability </Li> <Li> Thrust - by - wire engines, predecessor of today's FADEC - controlled engines </Li> <Li> Droop - nose section for better landing visibility </Li> </Ul>

Time taken by concorde from london to new york