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Sinsheim – Technikmuseum Sinsheim – Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 101-102 Air France F-BVFB 02
Image by Daniel Mennerich
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde is a retired turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner or supersonic transport (SST). It is a single of only two SSTs to have entered commercial service the other was the Tupolev Tu-144. Concorde was jointly developed and created by Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) beneath an Anglo-French treaty. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued industrial flights for 27 years.
Among other destinations, Concorde flew typical transatlantic flights from London Heathrow and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport to New York JFK, Washington Dulles and Barbados it flew these routes in significantly less than half the time of other airliners. With only 20 aircraft built, the development of Concorde was a substantial economic loss Air France and British Airways also received considerable government subsidies to buy them. Concorde was retired in 2003 due to a basic downturn in the aviation sector following the type’s only crash in 2000, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, and a decision by Airbus, the successor firm of Aérospatiale and BAC, to discontinue upkeep assistance.
A total of 20 aircraft had been built in France and the United Kingdom six of these were prototypes and development aircraft. Seven each and every were delivered to Air France and British Airways. Concorde’s name reflects the improvement agreement in between the United Kingdom and France. In the UK, any or all of the type—unusually for an aircraft—are identified just as "Concorde", without having an write-up. The aircraft is regarded by a lot of men and women as an aviation icon and an engineering marvel.
Sinsheim – Technikmuseum Sinsheim – Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 101-102 Air France F-BVFB 01
Image by Daniel Mennerich
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde is a retired turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner or supersonic transport (SST). It is one particular of only two SSTs to have entered commercial service the other was the Tupolev Tu-144. Concorde was jointly developed and created by Aérospatiale and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) below an Anglo-French treaty. First flown in 1969, Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued industrial flights for 27 years.
Amongst other destinations, Concorde flew standard transatlantic flights from London Heathrow and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport to New York JFK, Washington Dulles and Barbados it flew these routes in less than half the time of other airliners. With only 20 aircraft built, the improvement of Concorde was a substantial financial loss Air France and British Airways also received considerable government subsidies to acquire them. Concorde was retired in 2003 due to a general downturn in the aviation market after the type’s only crash in 2000, the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, and a choice by Airbus, the successor firm of Aérospatiale and BAC, to discontinue maintenance assistance.
A total of 20 aircraft had been built in France and the United Kingdom six of these have been prototypes and development aircraft. Seven each had been delivered to Air France and British Airways. Concorde’s name reflects the development agreement in between the United Kingdom and France. In the UK, any or all of the type—unusually for an aircraft—are identified just as "Concorde", with no an post. The aircraft is regarded by several people as an aviation icon and an engineering marvel.