Concorde

The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST) was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. Concorde had a cruise speed of Mach 2.04 and a cruise altitude of 60,000 feet (17,700 metres) with a delta wing configuration and an evolution of the reheat-equipped engines originally developed for the Avro Vulcan strategic bomber. It was the first civil airliner to be equipped with an analogue fly-by-wire flight control system. Commercial flights, operated by British Airways and Air France, began on January 21 1976 and ended on October 24 2003, with the last "retirement" flight on November 26 that year.

Dimensions and specifications

Of a typical production-type aircraft. There are some variations.

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• Overall length: 61.66 m
• Fuselage internal length: 39.32 m
• Fuselage max external width: 2.88 m
• Fuselage max internal width: 2.63 m
• Fuselage max external height: 3.32 m
• Fuselage max internal height: 1.96 m
• Wing span: 25.6 m
• Wing area: 358.25 m²
• Elevon area (each side): 16 m²
• Tail fin area: 33.91 m²
• Rudder area: 10.41 m²
• Powerplant: four Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 610
• Max. thrust with afterburner: 38,050 lbf (169 kN) per engine
• Operating weight empty: 78,700 kg
• Max. fuel: 95,680 kg
• Max. taxing weight: 186,880 kg
• Max. takeoff weight: 185,070 kg
• Max. landing weight: 111,130 kg
• Max. landing weight without fuel: 92,080 kg
• Max. operation cruise speed: Mach 2.04 (~2170 km/h)
• Max. operating altitude: 18000 m (60,000 ft)
• Max. range: 7250 km
• Nose tip temperature at Mach 2: 127 °C