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The Day Crossing the Atlantic Got Slower (To Scale)

Transatlantic crossing times across four eras — and the day, after Concorde, that the Atlantic got slower.

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011820s clipper 'Red Jacket'
William Howard Yorke (circle of)William Howard Yorke (circle of) - The American clipper ‚Red Jacket‘.jpg / Public domain
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02SS United States (1952)
Unknown (public domain)SS United States on maiden voyage from Southampton.jpg / Public domain
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03Boeing 367-80 'Dash 80'
Boeing DreamscapeBoeing 367-80 in flight.jpg / Public domain
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04Concorde G-BOAC at Heathrow
Ken FieldingG-BOAC Concorde 102 British Aws LHR 15AUG00 (6783784160).jpg / CC BY-SA 3.0
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05Airbus A350
GyrostatAirbus A350 - First approach.jpg / CC BY-SA 3.0
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Data sources & references

01Blue Riband — transatlantic crossing records (ship history)
02SS United States 1952 — final liner Blue Riband record
03Concorde — technical specifications & retirement records
04Modern airline schedules — NY–London routes