Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde

1969

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Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde

The French-built prototype Concorde 001 flew on March 2, 1969 and the British-made Concorde 002 flew on April 9, 1969. Both prototypes entered service in 1971. Commercial service began in 1976 but only 9 aircraft were ordered.

Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde

Specification 
 CREW3-4
 PASSENGERS144
 ENGINE4 x Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 610, 169.1kN
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight185066 kg408003 lb
  Empty weight78698 kg173500 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan25.55 m84 ft 10 in
  Length62.10 m204 ft 9 in
  Height11.40 m37 ft 5 in
  Wing area358.22 m23855.84 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Cruise speed2179 km/h1354 mph
  Ceiling18290 m60000 ft
  Range6582 km4090 miles

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Aerospatiale/BAC ConcordeA three-view drawing (1190 x 668)

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Ian, e-mail, 22.04.2009 13:56

I remember the supersonic boom from this bird when it flew over. Regular as clockwork.
Excellent achievement but not financially viable for larger scale use. The crashes sealed its fate.

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