Andrew Merrill
4/28/14
Mr. A
Alt Ed Science
Concorde
The concorde. It was something that was never seen before, a jet that can get you to London to New York in under three hours. A supersonic mode of transportation that held four Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus engines and can break the speed of sound and go up to 1,350 mph. The success of the Concorde was short lived due to the cost of the upkeep. even though it is retired, the legacy it left behind is the start of bigger and better jets
The Concorde broke new ground when it had its maiden flight. This plane was far different then any other aircraft, People describes as‘spaceship’ looking. The time it would take you to cross the Atlantic was never seen or heard before. March 2nd 1969, The first concorde flight. Hundreds of reports gathered in Toulouse, France, to watch the first take off, even though this flight was very short, it was the first test and all the work that had been going on and the planning for year prior is paying off and finally it wanted to show the world about the future of aviation and transportation. The first commercial flight was from London-Heathrow to Bahrain on January 21st 1976. Many countries and airlines wanted a concorde to call their own. Out of all 26 concedes that were manufactured, 2 are owned by government and the rest are owned by Britsh Airways and Air France. This sound breaker of a plane could hold 100 passengers and 4 crew members. Typically this is a small amount of seats for a plane, The Airbus A330 (the largest commercial airplane) can hold up to 535 passengers which first flight was in 1987. The most traveled route by the Concorde was from New York, USA to London. Passengers will pay top dollar for this flight because the duration of ...
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... as ‘cozy’ as blankets and pillows would be placed on you seat prior to the flight. At the front of the cabin on the wall behind first class, there was a digital altimeter for the passenger to watch the planes altitude and speed. The Concorde would reach a maximum climbing altitude of 55,000-60,000 feet. Passengers could see the curvature of the earth at this height. The Concorde had a design like no other aircraft. The Concorde had wings constructed so they would be attached, almost like a space shuttle would have. The Concorde also had a 'droop nose' which is basically a pointed nose that can maneuver up or down to assist landing. The Concorde was not all secuess. It started with structural issues, the the extreme speed at which the plane was flying there would be high amount of force that would take place during turns which distorted the airplanes structure.
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