Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde Aircraft

Concorde, Manchester Airport

Production Details

Design Company:

British Aircraft Corporation Ltd with Aerospatiale of France

First Flight:

2 March 1969

Concorde Prototype:

1 - BAC 1 - Aerospatiale

Concorde 101:

1 - BAC 1 - Aerospatiale

Concorde 102:

8 - BAC 8 - Aerospatiale

Type Specification

Applies to:

Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde

Type:

Medium-range supersonic airliner

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane. Delta planform, all-metal construction

Fuselage:

Long, slim fuselage of all-metal construction

Tail Unit:

No horizontal tail surfaces, single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle landing gear. Nose unit has two wheels which retracts forwards into fuselage. Main gear have four wheels and retract side ways into wing and fuselage. Retractable tail skid

Power Plant:

Four 38,050 lb st with reheat Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 610 turbojets mounted in pairs under the wing

Accommodation:

Three crew on flight deck with up to 144 passengers

Span:

83 ft 10 in

Length:

203 ft 9 in

Height:

37 ft 5 in

Wing Area:

3,856 sq ft

Operating Empty:

173,500 lb

Maximum Take-off:

408,000 lb

Max Speed:

Mach 2.2 at 51,300 ft

Rate of Climb:

5000 ft/min at sea level

Service Ceiling:

60,000 ft

Max Range:

4,090 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Concorde Prototype:

G-BSST - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Display

Concorde 101:

G-AXDN - Duxford Aviation Society, Duxford Aerodrome - Display

Concorde 102:

G-BBDG - Brooklands Museum, Brooklands - Restoration G-BOAA - Museum of Flight, East Fortune - Display G-BOAC - Aviation Veiwing Park, Manchester Airport - Display G-BOAF - Bristol Aero Collection, Filton - Display

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