Aérospatiale-BAC - Concorde
SST / Range 3,360 nm / Speed Mach 2.02 / Pax = 100
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Specifications
Cockpit Crew.............................. 3 (pilot, co-pilot, and
flight engineer)
Seating Capacity......................... 92–120 passengers
Length........................................202 ft 4 in (61.66 m)
Wingspan................................... 84 ft 0 in (25.6 m)
Height........................................ 40 ft 0 in (12.2 m)
Typical Empty Weight.................. 173,500 lb (86.75 tons)
MTOW (Max Take-off Weight)...... 412,000 lb (206 tons)
Max. Cruising Speed.................... Mach 2.02 at Cruising Altitude
Service Ceiling ........................... 60,000 ft
Powerplants ............................... 4 - Rolls/Royce SNECMA
Olympus 593 Mk 610 Afterburning
Turbojets
Dry Thrust ................................. 32,000 each
With Afterburner ........................ 38,050 each
Rate Of Climb ............................ 5,000 feet per minute
Max. Nose Tip Temperature ........ 260 degrees F.
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ROLE
The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde is a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger
airliner,
a supersonic transport (SST). It was a product of an
Anglo-French government treaty,
combining the manufacturing efforts of Aérospatiale
and the British Aircraft Corporation.
First flown in 1969, Concorde
entered service in 1976 and continued
for 27 years. Among other destinations,
Concorde flew regular transatlantic flights
from London Heathrow and Paris
Charles de Gaulle to New York JFK
and Washington Dulles, profitably flying these
routes at record speeds, in less
than half the time of other airliners.
Regarded by many as an aviation
icon, Concorde is a delta-wing aircraft with 4
engines based on those originally
developed for the Avro Vulcan strategic bomber.
Concorde was the first airliner
to have a fly-by-wire flight control system and
Double-delta shaped wings
designed for high-speed flight.
Other unique features include a variable engine
air intake system
controlled by digital computers and a droop-nose section for
better landing visibility.
The aircraft Universal Airlines flies carries the Tail Number: G-BOAD.
G-BOAD first flew on 25
August 1975 from Filton. It departed from
Heathrow for the final time on 10
November 2003, and flew to JFK
airport in New York, from where it was then
transferred (on a barge)
to the Intrepid Sea-Air Space Museum located at a pier
along New York's Hudson River
where it can be visited today. G-BOAD spent more
time in the air than any other Concorde at 23,397 hours.
First
Flight............................... 2 March 1969
Number Produced of Type......... 20 (including 6 non-airline aircraft)
Unit Cost................................. £23 million in 1977