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Concorde Specifications
Primary Function:
Passenger Aircraft
Contractor:
Aerospatiale and British Aerospace
Crew:
9 (3 Flight crew and 6 Cabin crew); up to 128 passengers
Unit Cost:
N/A
Powerplant
Four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 Mk910 turbojet engines rated at 38,050 lb afterburning and 10,000 lb cruise thrust each
Dimensions
Length:
204 ft. 4 in.
Wingspan:
83 ft 10 in
Height:
28 ft. 8.5 in.
Weights
Empty:
173,500 lb
Maximum Takeoff:
408,000 lb
Performance
Speed:
1333 mph (Mach 2.04)
Ceiling:
63,000 ft
Range:
4,500 miles (max)
Armament
N/A
Service Life
First Flight:
October 1, 1969
End of Service:
October 24, 2003
Number Built:
2 (prototypes), 2 (pre-production), 16 (production) [20 total]
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Concorde Achievements
The Concorde was the first civil airliner equipped with an analogue fly-by-wire flight control system.
The Concorde was one of only two commercial passenger airliners to fly faster than the speed of sound.
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Concorde Photos
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