100-Part Concorde
Introducing my 100-part, ultra simple Concorde in Air France livery.
British Airways version in the iconic Landor Livery here
British Airways version in the Negus Livery here
No aircraft has captured the world’s attention quite like Concorde, and no aircraft since has surpassed its capabilities. Flying regular passenger service between 1973 and 2003, Concorde succeeded in connecting the world like nothing had before. This is a 1:1 scale model in dimension, weight, and power, but I had to make some design compromises to keep the part count down.
A note about True Airspeed (TAS) - SimplePlanes lets us see both TAS and Indicated Airspeed (IAS) by clicking on the speed on the instrument display – TAS is the actual speed of the aircraft through the air. At Mach 2.0 and >50,000 feet, Concorde would be flying at an indicated speed of around 400-500 m.p.h., owing to very low air density at high altitudes.
Enjoy!
A few tips for flying Concorde:
In this model, I set the fuel to about 35 tonnes. This would be equivalent to a training or qualifying flight in Concorde –much lighter than for a typical trans-Atlantic departure.
Takeoff and Climb – Lifting the nose while accelerating through 250 mph (IAS) should take Concorde into the air. A good climb speed would be somewhere between 280 and 350 mph (IAS).
After crossing 10,000 feet, lower the nose a bit (perhaps to 10-15 degrees pitch up) and hold the Indicated speed between 300-400 mph. True Airspeed (TAS) will increase considerably with altitude until reaching supersonic flight somewhere between 30 to 40,000 feet. True Airspeeds of 1200 mph and higher are possible between 50 and 60,000 feet, equating to Mach 2.0 or greater.
Landing - Remarkably, Concorde had no flaps, speedbrakes, or spoilers – just a large delta wing optimized to fly across a very wide speed regime.
For landing, approach the runway from a few miles out between 250 and 300 mph (IAS) and slow a bit more before touchdown, trying to hold a constant descent rate.
XML Update: Fixed asymmetrical trim problem, added more "squat" in the main gear for easier liftoff.
Specifications
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General Characteristics
- Successors 6 airplane(s) +322 bonus
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 83.4ft (25.4m)
- Length 202.3ft (61.7m)
- Height 39.6ft (12.1m)
- Empty Weight 173,113lbs (78,522kg)
- Loaded Weight 249,261lbs (113,063kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.609
- Wing Loading 63.8lbs/ft2 (311.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 3,907.1ft2 (363.0m2)
- Drag Points 24808
Parts
- Number of Parts 100
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 692
The plane is really well done,the thing that I would like is the possibility to manually droop the snoot and the rudder,for the rest it's amazing
droopy snooty
@B747Driver do a b-50 plz
@B747Driver I gonna crash it in to uss beat with the tarsa bomb
Thanks to everyone for the upvotes! I didn't expect this airplane to be such a success when I set out to build a low-part, 1:1 scale model that "flies nice"!
What are your requests if I were to build another 100-part airplane??
@h20h2066 不知道,反正我就是看到用车推飞机的教程,看到这个飞
@3639322358 是那个up啊,求指路
@PlaneDEMON7091 imagine if the snoot went up🤣🤣🤣 it would just mega explosion
这不是某个UP主用的飞机吗?
Love it. the model of recreation surely goes along with the build. :)
p.s. the sn00t dr00ped 😂
Perfection at its finest.......
Check out my new British Airways version in the Negus Livery!
https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/mML6RA/100-Part-Concorde-British-Airways-Negus-Livery
Updated XML to fix the trim issue, and added a bit more "squat" in the main gear to allow an easier takeoff.
"The snoot drooped"
The konk
@JaySto Perfect. I will have to update the XML when I get a chance!
@LossLessWing I flipped the trim on the starboard side control surfaces from ‘on’ to ‘inverted’ to resolve
@LossLessWing Try to climb above 50,000 feet then tap on the Airspeed readout to see your TAS (it does takes a good bit of time to climb all the way up and accelerate!) cheers! :)
Here is a handy calculator for a rough estimate:
https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/mach.html
those drag points are crazy
Love how well it handles. The trim is assymmetric though. And I couldn’t get it to mach 2.
@JaySto Thanks! I got the idea standing under one in real life. It is not intentional - I shall add this to the list of "squawks"! :D
Love this. Impressive how you have the recreated the distinctive curvature of the wing with the default parts. Trim affects roll for me, is that intentional?
@Stephen22 :D
@767379044949 mine has 125 parts
Very nice!
Btw mine has only one more part than yours.
Here is