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BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde (British Airways)

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A QUICK NOTE, The only change I made over the Air France version is that this does not feature any text and has the old British Airways livery. No performance edits and no new details otherwise. I thought it'd be nice for those of you who prefer the British Airways version. Enjoy!

Through the 50's, the United Kingdom and France had been studying and testing designs for the world's first SST Aircraft. The result would've been the Bristol Type 223 and the Sud Aviation Super-Caravelle, respectivley, but in 1960 The U.K. and France made an agreement to work together on a design. To celebrate the deal, the plane was named Concorde, which means agreement in both English and French. The first prototype was rolled out of the French factory in 1967, first flying in 1969. It became the second SST because the TU-144, The Russian response to the Concorde, flew before it. Orders totaled up to more than 100 aircraft, but when the 1973 Oil crisis and 1973-1974 Market Crash struck, most of the airlines who had placed orders for the aircraft cancelled delivery. However, due to political restraints, British Airways and Air France both recieved theirs, and Braniff International Airways and Singapore Airlines both leased one aircraft each from British Airways, the latter recieving it in a hybrid livery of both Singapore and British Airways. The aircraft made its introduction into service on October 24th, 1976, and being retired in 2003. However, private investors plan to get a Concorde back in the air by 2019, despite extreme skepticism.

TO FLY:
- AG1 + VTOL Down: Droop Nose
- AG2 + VTOL Down: Visor
- AG3: Afterburners
- AG4: Lights
- AG5: Thrust Reversers

NOTES:
- On take-off, thorottle up slowly to prevent the plane from tipping backwards.
- Take-off speed is about 250 MPH
- Landing speed is about 200 MPH
- Flight characteristics are very realistic. If you climb up to around 50,000-60,000 feet this aircraft would perform exactly like the real plane. It also is difficult to fly at low speed like the real aircraft.

Mobile/Blank Version:
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/g9I88f/BAC-Aerospatiale-Concorde-Blank

Air France Version:
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/qj0171/BAC-Aerospatiale-Concorde-Air-France

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 8 airplane(s) +27 bonus
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 83.7ft (25.5m)
  • Length 202.3ft (61.7m)
  • Height 40.0ft (12.2m)
  • Empty Weight 180,390lbs (81,823kg)
  • Loaded Weight 354,871lbs (160,967kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.911
  • Wing Loading 92.4lbs/ft2 (451.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 3,842.0ft2 (356.9m2)
  • Drag Points 42208

Parts

  • Number of Parts 422
  • Control Surfaces 13
  • Performance Cost 2,066