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In
memory of the Concorde
Last day in regular service: 24 October 2003
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G-BOAC at the Aviation Viewing Park at Manchester International
Airport
These days Alpha Charlie resides inside a purpose built hangar at the
same site
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G-BOAG
has arrived the Museum of Flight
Capt.
Mike Bannister about to hand over the logbooks
to the new owner, Museum of Flight in Seattle
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More
pictures from the G-BOAG arrival at Boeing Field and Museum of
Flight
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| Last
day at Heathrow |
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G-BOAE -
Speedbird 9020
Departure to Edinburgh shortly after 10:00
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G-BOAE -
First arrival
Speedbird 9021 back from Edinburgh
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G-BOAF -
Second arrival
Speedbird 9010 back from "Round
the Bay" trip
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G-BOAG - Third and final arrival
Speedbird 002
back from New York
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| Technical data |
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| Wingspan |
25.6 m |
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Length
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61.7 m |
| Height |
12.2 m |
| Wing
area |
358 mē |
| Max
t/o weight |
185,065 kg
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| Cruising
speed |
2,150 km/h (1,160
kt - mach 2.02) |
| Take-off
speed |
400 km/h (215
kt) |
| Landing
speed |
300 km/h (160
kt) |
| Service
ceiling |
60,000 ft |
| Range |
6,230 km
(3,360 nm) max fuel , max payload and reserves
6,580 km (3,550 nm) max fuel, 8,845kg payload and
reserves
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| Fuel
capacity |
119.5 m³ |
| Power |
4x 170 kN
Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 610
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| Passenger
cabin |
128 maximum
certified
100 British Airways
92 Air France |
| Cargo
capasity |
20.3 m³ |
Concorde Mile Stones
| 2
March 1969 |
First
flight of aircraft 001 from Toulouse |
| 9
April 1969 |
First
flight of aircraft 002 from Filton to Fairford (the test centre) |
| 1
October 1969 |
First
supersonic flight |
| 28
June 1972 |
BOAC
orders five aircraft |
| 20
September 1973 |
Aircraft
002 make the first visit to USA (Dallas/Fort Worth) |
| 17
June 1974 |
First
double Atlantic crossing in one day |
| 5
December 1975 |
The
Concorde get its Certificate of Airworthiness |
| 21
January 1976 |
Commercial
supersonic travel commences from London to Bahrain |
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November 1977 |
First
commercial flight between London and New York |
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November 1986 |
First
round the world flight with a Concorde
17,560 km in 29 hours 59 minutes |
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February 1996 |
G-BOAD
with a record flight between New York and London 2 hours 52 minutes 59 seconds |
| 25 July 2000 |
Air France flight 4590 crashed after taking off from Charles
de Gaulle Airport |
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November 2001 |
BA
re-launches its scheduled services to New York |
| 24
October 2003 |
Concorde
makes it’s last commercial flight from New York to London |
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More Concordes from Airpics.com |
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| The
Concorde Fleet |
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MSN
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Registration
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Airline
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Delivery
date
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Flight
hours
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Status |
001
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F-WTSS
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Sud
Aviation / BAC
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812
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French
Air and Space Museum, Le Bourget, France |
002
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G-BSST
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BAC
/ Sud Aviation
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837
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Fleet
Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, UK |
101
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G-AXDN
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BAC
/ Aerospatiale
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633
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Imperial
War Museum Duxford, UK |
102
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F-WTSA
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Aerospatiale
/ BAC
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656
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Musee
Delta, Orly Airport, Paris, France |
201
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F-WTSB
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Aerospatiale
/ BAC
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754
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Airbus,
Toulouse, France |
202
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G-BBDG
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BAC
/ Aerospatiale
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803
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Brooklands
Museum, Weybridge, UK |
203
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F-BTSC
(F-WTSC)
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Air
France
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5 January
1976
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11,989
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Crashed
on 25 July 2000 at CDG
Remains stored in a hangar at Le Bourget |
204
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G-BOAC
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British
Airways
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13 February
1976
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22,260
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The
Aviation Viewing Park, Manchester Airport, UK
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205
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F-BVFA
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Air
France
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19 December
1975
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17,824
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Smithsonian's
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Dulles Airport, USA |
206
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G-BOAA
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British
Airways
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14 January
1976
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22,769
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Scottish
National Aviation Museum, UK |
207
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F-BVFB
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Air
France
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8 April
1976
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14,771
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Sinsheim
Auto & Technik Museum, Germany |
208
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G-BOAB
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British
Airways
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30 September
1976
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22,297
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Stored
at Heathrow Airport, UK |
209
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F-BVFC
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Air
France
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3 August
1976
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14,322
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Airbus
Factory at Toulouse, France |
210
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G-BOAD
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British
Airways
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6 December
1976
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23,397
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USS
Intrepid Air and Space Museum, USA |
211
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F-BVFD
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Air
France
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26 March
1977
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5,815
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Scrapped
1994, fuselage section stored at Le Bourget, France |
212
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G-BOAE
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British
Airways
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20 July
1977
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23,376
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Grantley
Adams International Airport, Barbados
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213
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F-BTSD
(F-WJAM)
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Air
France
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19 September
1978
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12,974
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French
Air and Space Museum, Le Bourget, France |
214
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G-BOAG
(G-BFKW)
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British
Airways
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6 February
1980
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16,239
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Museum
of Flight, Seattle, USA |
215
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F-BVFF
(F-WJAN)
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Air
France
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22 October
1980
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12,421
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Parked
at the Air France engineering base CDG, France |
216
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G-BOAF
(G-BFKX)
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British
Airways
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13 June
1980
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18,257
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Aviation
Heritage Center, Filton, UK |
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