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Flight of the Concorde - Coggle Diagram
Flight of the Concorde
Concept
the in 1960's Sud Aviation (Aérospatiale) and British Airway Corporation (BAC) partnered to develop and bring to the market a commercially available supersonic passenger aircraft.
Concept Flaws: Due to supersonic aircraft breaking the sound barrier, the flight path available to the Concorde were limited to non-residential areas.
Commission
Sud Aviation (Aérospatiale) and British Airway Corporation (BAC) partnered to develop a Fleet of supersonic aircrafts (Concorde) that were able built through an Anglo-French treaty
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Concordes initail protoype first took flight in March 1969. it took 7 years of development before the
Concorde was made commerically avavilable
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Construction
High construction cost associated to the specific products and materials durable enough to withstand the extreme pressures, speeds, and temperatures that supersonic aircrafts are exposed too.
The Concorde design featured an Ogival Delta wing, which allowed the plane to store fuel, and allow for a larger lander and take off angle
Design Features: droop snoot for increased Pilot visibility, Digitalised variable engine air intake, Mach 2 speeds (>2000kph), Supercruise capabilities
Design Flaws: Due to the cruising altitude of the Concorde radiation exposure for passengers became a concern, the speeds generated friction with the aircraft causing extreme heat to generate.
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Decomissioning
The events of 9/11 happened soon after, shifting the flying culture worldwide.
Due to a series of unfortunate events on July 25th 2000 , Air France Flight 4590 crashed shortly after departing Charles de Gaulle Airport. Killing all 109 lives on bored.
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In 2003 both Air France and British Airways announced they'd be retiring the Concords due to poor economic performance, rising maintenance costs and low demand.