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Société Nationale d’Étude et de Construction de Moteurs d’Aviation

French company

Also known as: SNECMA

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Concorde

In Concorde
Rolls-Royce and France’s SNECMA (Société Nationale d’Étude et de Construction de Moteurs d’Aviation) developed the jet engines. The result was a technological masterpiece, the delta-wing Concorde, which made its first flight on March 2, 1969. The Concorde had a maximum cruising speed of 2,179 km (1,354 miles) per hour,…
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