Concorde

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The Concorde was the first civil airliner equipped with an analogue fly-by-wire flight control system.
The Concorde was one of only two commercial passenger airliners to fly faster than the speed of sound.

Concorde Specifications
Primary Function:Passenger Aircraft
Contractor:Aerospatiale and British Aerospace
Crew:9 (3 Flight crew and 6 Cabin crew); up to 128 passengers
Unit Cost:N/A
Powerplant
Four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 Mk910 turbojet engines rated at 38,050 lb afterburning and 10,000 lb cruise thrust each
Dimensions
Length:204 ft. 4 in.
Wingspan:83 ft 10 in
Height:28 ft. 8.5 in.
Weights
Empty:173,500 lb
Maximum Takeoff:408,000 lb
Performance
Speed:1333 mph (Mach 2.04)
Ceiling:63,000 ft
Range:4,500 miles (max)
Armament
N/A
Service Life
First Flight:October 1, 1969
End of Service:October 24, 2003
Number Built:2 (prototypes), 2 (pre-production), 16 (production) [20 total]

Concorde Achievements
The Concorde was the first civil airliner equipped with an analogue fly-by-wire flight control system.
The Concorde was one of only two commercial passenger airliners to fly faster than the speed of sound.