Konkordski and Shuttleski

摘要

Sir, A recent trip to Germany gave me the chance to see not one but two iconic pieces of Soviet era engineering, a Tupolev 144 supersonic airliner, (dubbed by westerners 'Konkordski') and an example of the ill-fated 'Buran' space shuttle programme.rnThe twin engineering museums of Sinshem and Speyer lie about 20 miles apart, a few miles south of Mannheim.