The Concorde is a supersonic transport jet that was developed by Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Developed and introduced in 1976, the Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde had a production run from 1976 to 2003, in which the aircraft was then retired. Over its production period, 20 units were built. The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde had a speed of Mach 2.04, exceeding twice the speed of sound. The passenger capacity of the Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde ranges from 92 to 128 passengers and it has had two supersonic transports conducted over its service life. Typical routes that were undertaken by the Concorde included transatlantic flights from London and Paris to New York, Virginia, and Barbados.
Model No :
Aerospatiale Bac Concorde
Manufacturer :
Aerospatiale
Country :
France
Manufactured :
1976 to: 2003
Engine :
4 × Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 610
Power :
32,000 pound-force
Max Cruise Speed :
1258 knots - 2,330 Km/h
Approach Speed :
NA
Travel Range :
3,900 Nautical Miles - 7,223 Kilometers
Fuel Economy :
0.12 nautical mile / gallon - 0.059 kilometres / litre
Service Ceiling :
60,000 feet
Rate of Climb :
5000 feet/minute - 25.40metre/second
Take Off Distance :
3429 metre - 11,249.86 feet
Landing Distance :
2200 metre - 7,217.76 feet
Max Tak eOff Weight :
186,883 Kg - 412,002 lbs
Max Payload :
111,132 Kg - 245,002 lbs
Fuel Tank Capacity :
31,484 gallon - 119,178 litre
Baggage Volume :
6.71 m3 / 237 ft3
Seats Economy/General Class :
128 seats
Seats Business Class :
120 seats
Seats First Class :
92 seats
Cabin Height :
1.96 metre - 6.43 feet
Cabin Width :
2.63 metre - 8.63 feet
Cabin Length :
39.32 metre - 129.00 feet
Exterior Length :
61.66 metre - 202.29 feet
Tail Height :
NA
Fuselage Diameter :
2.63 metre - 8.63 feet
Wing Span Rotor Diameter :
25.6 metre - 83.99 feet
For design, the Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde features ogival delta
wings and is one of the only commercial aircraft that has no tail design. For propulsion, the Concorde utilizes four Olympus engines that are based on the Avro Vulcan strategic bomber. In regards to control, a fly-by-wire flight control system is implemented, and the avionics system contains hybrid circuitry. Beyond the standard flights that the Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde conducted, a modified model was also used for the 1973 Solar Eclipse mission in which it conducted a 74 minute observation of a solar eclipse.
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