Concorde
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| − | The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde was | + | The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde was the world's first and, aside from the brief career of the Soviet TU-144, only supersonic airliner. |
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| + | An Anglo-French co-venture, the Concorde flew with British Airways and Air France from 1969 to 2003, withdrawn following a crash in 2000 and the increasing age of the aircraft. | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde Wikipedia article]<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde Wikipedia article]<br> | ||
Latest revision as of 11:39, 17 April 2011
The Concorde is a jet aircraft in av8. It is by far the fastest non-futuristic aircraft in the set (indeed, more than twice as fast as any other).
[edit] Stats
| Introduction | 1976 |
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| Withdrawal | 2006 |
| Aircraft Type | Large |
| Cruising Speed | 1400mph |
| Landing Speed | 196mph |
| Capacity | 100 pax, or 50 bags of mail or crates of goods |
[edit] Information
The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde was the world's first and, aside from the brief career of the Soviet TU-144, only supersonic airliner.
An Anglo-French co-venture, the Concorde flew with British Airways and Air France from 1969 to 2003, withdrawn following a crash in 2000 and the increasing age of the aircraft.
