Concorde
The name Concorde was chosen as, in both French and
English (as "Concord"), the word means agreement. The plane was to be
called Concorde in both France and Britain.
Concorde is a
British-French turbojet-powered supersonic passenger jet airliner that was
operated until 2003.
The aircraft was used mainly by wealthy
passengers who could afford to pay a high price in exchange for Concorde's
speed and luxury service. For example, in 1997, the round-trip ticket price
from New York to London was $7995, more than 30 times the cost of the cheapest
option to fly this route.
Concorde crosses atlantic in 3.5 hrs !
Role
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Supersonic transport
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National origin
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United Kingdom and France
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Manufacturer
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BAC (later BAe and BAE Systems)
Sud Aviation (later Aerospatiale and Airbus) |
First flight
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2 March 1969
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Introduction
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21 January 1976
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Retired
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24 October 2003[1]
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Status
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Retired
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Primary users
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British Airways
Air France |
Produced
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1965–1979
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Number built
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20 (inc. 6 non-commercial
aircraft)
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Program cost
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£1.3 billion
|
Unit cost
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£23 million in 1977
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Amazing facts about CONCORDE
General
characteristics
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Crew: 3 (2
pilots and 1 flight engineer)
·
Capacity: 92–120
passengers (128 in high-density layout)
·
Length: 202 ft 4
in (61.66 m)
·
Wingspan: 84 ft
0 in (25.6 m)
·
Height: 40 ft 0
in (12.2 m)
·
Fuselage
internal length: 129 ft 0 in (39.32 m)
·
Fuselage width:
maximum of 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) external 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) internal
·
Fuselage height:
maximum of 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) external 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) internal)
·
Wing area: 3,856
ft2 (358.25 m2)
·
Empty weight:
173,500 lb (78,700 kg)
·
Useful load:
245,000 lb (111,130 kg)
·
Maximum fuel
load: 210,940 lb (95,680 kg)
·
Maximum taxiing
weight: 412,000 lb (187,000 kg)
·
Powerplant: 4 ×
Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 Mk 610 Afterburning turbojets
·
Dry thrust:
32,000 lbf (140 kN) each
·
Thrust with
afterburner: 38,050 lbf (169 kN) each
CONCORDE LAST FLIGHT !
Performance
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Maximum speed:
Mach 2.04 (≈1,354 mph, 2,179 km/h, 1,176 knots) at cruise altitude
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Cruise speed:
Mach 2.02 (≈1,340 mph, 2,158 km/h, 1,164 knots) at cruise altitude
·
Range: 3,900 nmi
(4,488.04 mi, 7,222.8 km)
·
Service ceiling:
60,000 ft (18,300 m)
·
Rate of climb:
10,000 ft/min (50.80 m/s)
·
lift-to-drag:
Low speed– 3.94, Approach– 4.35, 250 kn, 10,000 ft– 9.27, Mach 0.94– 11.47,
Mach 2.04– 7.14
·
Fuel
consumption: 46.85 lb/mi (13.2 kg/km) operating for maximum range
·
Thrust/weight:
0.373
·
Maximum nose tip
temperature: 260 °F (130 °C)
·
Runway
requirement (with maximum load): 3,600 m (11,800 ft)
