Fly Transporter: Airplane Pilot instal the new

Ĭoncorde is a tailless aircraft design with a narrow fuselage permitting a 4-abreast seating for 92 to 128 passengers, an ogival delta wing and a droop nose for landing visibility. On 9 October 1975, it received its French Certificate of Airworthiness, and from the UK CAA on 5 December. The market was predicted for 350 aircraft, and the manufacturers received up to 100 option orders from many major airlines. Studies started in 1954, and France and the UK signed a treaty establishing the development project on 29 November 1962, as the programme cost was estimated at £70 million (£1.39 billion in 2021).Ĭonstruction of the six prototypes began in February 1965, and the first flight took off from Toulouse on 2 March 1969.

The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde ( / ˈ k ɒ ŋ k ɔːr d/) is a retired Franco-British supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). 26 November 2003 (final flight to Filton, Bristol, UK) Ģ0 (including 6 non-commercial aircraft).24 October 2003 (last commercial flight).

Fly Transporter: Airplane Pilot instal the new