April 11, 2000
Concorde pictures taken from Row 7.
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Statistics from the Flight |
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| Lowest outside temperature | -66 degrees C |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2.0/1,370 mph |
| Maximum altitude | 56,500 feet |
| Flight time-NYC-London | 3 hours, 15 minutes |
Because of the limited time, no movies are shown. Instead, the event of the flight is the meal. The menu consisted of:
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Concorde Menu-4/11/00-Flight 004 |
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| Canapés | Caviar from Petrossian of Paris |
| Hors-D'Oeuvre | Tiger prawns with water melon and spring onion salsa |
| Entrees | Noisettes of New Zealand lamb, lemon, mint and white wine
sauce, carrots, French beans and almond potatoes
Free range chicken breast with mascarpone, pancetta bacon, and herb mashed potato Tortellini with Vermont goats cheese, tomato and olive sauce Lobster salad with French beans, quail eggs and plum tomato |
| Dessert | Lemon tart from "Payard" of New York |
| Cheese | English Stilton, Tomme de Savoie and Vermont mature cheddar |
| Coffee, decaffeinated coffee, tea and herbal or fruit tea with chocolates | |
| Champagne | Salon Blanc de Blancs 1983, Le Mesnil |
| White wine | Meursault "Sous La Velle," 1993, Domaine Michelot |
| Red wine | Chateau Leoville Poyferre 1989, Grand Cru Classe, St-Julien |
| Port | Dow's 1978 Reserve Tawny Port |