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Concorde
Photo: Robert Deering 6/13/2017
USS Intrepid Museum
(CV-11)
New York City, New York |
Aérospatiale (France) and
the British Aircraft
Corporation collaborated to design and build 20 Concorde
aircraft between 1966 and 1979. Flying with Air France
and British Airways, the supersonic jets offered a
luxurious and speedy trip across the Atlantic for 27
years. Capable of speeds over two times the speed of
sound and at elevations up to 60,000 feet (18,290 m),
the Concorde could fly from London to New York and
return in the time it took a conventional aircraft to go
one way. Flagging demand and rising operating expenses
finally ended Concorde service -- symbolizing a lost era
of luxury travel.
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SPECIFICATIONS:
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PERFORMANCE: |
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25.55m / 84ft |
Maximum speed:
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Length:
62.1m
/ 204ft |
Cruising speed:
2178.59km/h / 1,354mph |
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Height:
11.41m / 37ft |
Range:
6580.81km / 4,090miles |
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Empty Weight:
78699.6kg / 173,500lbs |
Service ceiling:
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Gross Weight:
185069kg / 408,000lbs |
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Crew:
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Engines:
Four Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593
Mk 610 turbojets, 38,050 lbs. thrust
each |
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SOURCE:
Museum of Flight |
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Photo: Robert Deering 9/3/2011
Museum of Flight
King County International Airport
(BFI)
Seattle, Washington |
