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The French-built prototype Concorde 001 flew on March 2, 1969 and the British-made Concorde 002 flew on April 9, 1969.
Both prototypes entered service in 1971. Commercial service began in 1976 but only 9 aircraft were ordered.
| CREW | 3-4 |
| PASSENGERS | 144 |
| ENGINE | 4 x Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 610, 169.1kN |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 185066 kg | 408003 lb |
| Empty weight | 78698 kg | 173500 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 25.55 m | 84 ft 10 in |
| Length | 62.10 m | 204 ft 9 in |
| Height | 11.40 m | 37 ft 5 in |
| Wing area | 358.22 m2 | 3855.84 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Cruise speed | 2179 km/h | 1354 mph |
| Ceiling | 18290 m | 60000 ft |
| Range | 6582 km | 4090 miles |
 | A three-view drawing (1190 x 668) |
| Barry, 24.08.2009 It was a very bad movie.It also featured a scene where the pilot (played by George Kennedy)dived the Concord towards the sea pulling up at the last moment to make a missile crash into the sea. This was truly a great aeroplane, but even it had it's limitations. | | d.jay, 13.07.2009 "Airport 80 the concorde" the co pilot opens a side window in the cockpit while the concorde is in a roll and fires a flare pistol out of it and deflects a missle from the F4. | | leo rudnicki, leo_rudnicki(@)hotmail.com, 24.04.2009 There was a bad movie and all I remember was that an F4 couldn't catch Concorde. A single Concorde pilot probably had more Mach 1+ time than all the fighter pilots in history. I only remember one crash, caused by FOD. Wish I had flown in one but champagne tickles my nose. | | Ian, taffwob(@)googlemail.com, 22.04.2009 I remember the supersonic boom from this bird when it flew over. Regular as clockwork.
Excellent achievement but not financially viable for larger scale use. The crashes sealed its fate. |
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