A classic picture: an ONERA model being tested in a wind tunnel with the airflows indicated by colored streams. (Concorde)

ONERA is a French aerospace research center, and this is a demonstration of the aerodynamics of Concorde via an ONERA model. In order to break the sound barrier, the fuselage was created to be needle-like, and the long wings were incredibly thin, making Concorde exceptionally aerodynamic.

2024-03-14 (photo taken)
2018-05-18 (source published)

Buttler, Tony and Carbonal, J.C. Building Concorde: From Drawing Board to Mach 2. 2018. National Aerospace Library, 36-37

ONERA

"Concorde: The Pinnacle of Commercial Innovation" by Braden Thompson, HON 399 Research in London, Spring 2024

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