Coors Light Concorde breaks around-the-world record; sweepstakes winners make history.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 16, 1995--The Coors Light Concorde, a specially-equipped Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde Concorde supersonic su·per·son·ic adj. 1. Having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound in a given medium, especially air. 2. Of or relating to sound waves beyond human audibility. jet landed at JFK International Airport at 7:16 p.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT , creating a new around-the-world aviation speed record-- 31 hours, 27 minutes, 49 seconds. The mark eclipsed the previous record by 1 hour, 21 minutes and 14 seconds minutes. The old record, set in 1992, was 32 hours, 49 minutes, 3 seconds. The Concorde traveled at speeds up to 1,350 miles per hour at altitudes of 60,000 feet in order to break the official Guinness Book record. After taking off from JFK slightly before noon Tuesday, Aug. 15, the jet made six refueling stops in its bolt around the globe, including Toulouse, France; Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates, federation of sheikhdoms (2005 est. pop. 2,563,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. ; Bangkok, Thailand; Guam; Honolulu; and Acapulco, Mexico. The total distance traveled was 25,488 miles, with an average speed of 1,088 miles per hour. Forty-eight of the 76 passengers on board won their seats in a unique Coors Light sweepstakes. A total of 98 people were on board, including several flight crews and emergency medical personnel. "Now that's life That's Life can refer to: One of several music albums:
Coors Light was the sole sponsor of the promotion and flight, which was created in coordination with Air France, Concorde Spirit Tours and NatCom. CONTACT: David Taylor David Taylor or Dave Taylor can be one of several persons: Sports people
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