Concorde SST - The supersonic civil airliner
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About Concorde SST
Concorde was a supersonic airliner created by an Angle French consortium. Capable of speeds above Mach 2, it was commonly used on the UK-US routes, but only flown by French and British airlines.
A distinctive white delta-winged aircraft she had several unique features, including a dipping nose to allow pilots to see when landing her. Widely considered to be one of the most beautiful aircraft in the skies, she was in service for over thirty years. Grounded following the only crash in her history, Concorde remains one of the safest aircraft of all time.
A distinctive white delta-winged aircraft she had several unique features, including a dipping nose to allow pilots to see when landing her. Widely considered to be one of the most beautiful aircraft in the skies, she was in service for over thirty years. Grounded following the only crash in her history, Concorde remains one of the safest aircraft of all time.
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- About Concorde
- Flying Concorde
- Flying Concorde
- Her last departure from JFK
- The end of an era
- Tribute to Concorde
- Concorde Photographs
- A Concorde Tribute
- A History of Concorde
- Tony Benn on Concorde
- DVDs of Concorde
- More Concorde Moments
- Blogs about Concorde
- Inside the Cockpit
- Flight Sims for Concorde
- Flight Simulators for Concorde
- A tribute to Flight-sim concorde
- Concorde on Amazon
- Speedbird Memorabilia and T-shirts
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About Concorde
The Speedbird
CONCORDE SUNSET by paul57
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Concorde was the world's first and so far last, civilian supersonic transport. Created by an Anglo-French alliance, she was designed for fast transit to far away locales.
In practice she flew largely on the London to New York routes, and was flown by Air France and British Airways. Despite her great cost, they found there were compensations to having the world's only supersonic airliner flying for them - not least begin able to have the day's newspapers from Britain and the US in the other country for the morning's flights!
Considered to be one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built, she had several unique features, such as the swept delta wings and dipping nose that enabled the pilots to land her.
Nicknamed the "Delta lady" and "Beautiful Bird" she had the best safety record of any commercial airline and was eventually grounded after the only crash in her entire career. Still sorely missed, restoration campaigns are underway - not helped by the desire of certain British authorities to saw her wings off and sell her to Dubai. Contrast the French who kept one of theirs in flying order just in case.
Flying Concorde
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The complete history of Concorde, ths is a five star book with everything you need to know about the beautiful bird.
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Flying Concorde
"When you take off from New York in the dark, and see the sun rise in the west, you know you are doing something slightly different."
- Brian Walpole, Concorde Captain
- Brian Walpole, Concorde Captain
Flying Concorde
An interview with a Concorde Captain
What's it like to fly supersonic? Captain Brian Walpole talks about his experiences, including the incident when he barrel rolled Concorde, and what it was like flying faster than a rifle bullet.
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Her last departure from JFK
No matter what may be said about certain political lobbies - rarely the friends of aviation - the US aviation fans loved her. This video shows her last departure from JFK and the radio transmissions between the tower and BA Concorde Speedbird 2. It is not often an ATC Tower admits "We're gonna miss you."
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The end of an era
The Crash
Concorde Taking Off at Airport
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This was the first and only accident in Concorde's entire operational history. It remains one of the safest aircraft ever built.
Conspiracy theorists had a field day. Just as the US tried to ban the Concorde at birth, they said, now they have succeeded in killing them. The problem with that view is that the British Airways Concordes continued flying for some months afterwards, before being grounded. However it appears a mix of operational cost and business knowledge - letting Virgin buy them would have been to hand a huge business advantage to a rival - did more to eventually ground Concorde than any conspiracy.
Tribute to Concorde
Adieu Supersonic
An absolutely stunning tribute to the concorde by German Youtube user xJamesKirkx. Covering the full lifespan of Concorde in just four minutes, the flights of the prototype through to simulations of the crash that grounded it and its final flight, this is probably one of the best tributes to Concorde.
Check his channel for more flightsim concorde videos.
Check his channel for more flightsim concorde videos.
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Concorde Photographs
Concorde SST from Flickr
Images from Flickr in the public domain. Regrettably most show her in the museum where she now is, and not flying.
A History of Concorde
Osprey's history of the beautiful bird
For a more detailed look at what went into building concorde, Osprey's book details everything from Mach numbers to flights and career.
The Concorde Story: 21 Years in Service (Osprey Civil Aircraft)
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Osprey's range of aviation books are excellent, and this is no exception. Detailing the facts figures, technical details and career of this beautiful aircraft, their book on Concorde has been notably well-recieved.
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Tony Benn on Concorde
At the start and the end
The rebel MP who fought his own Labour government to prevent Concorde being cancelled gives his opinions on the last flight on Concorde and pays tribute to the engineers.
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DVDs of Concorde
More Concorde Moments
Concorde's finest moments
A selection of Concorde's finest and most memorable moments.
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Blogs about Concorde
Comments and fans of the Concorde SST
The beautiful bird still inspires aviation fans worldwide.
Concorde in Flight, Air France
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Even if Concorde does grow twelve inches in flight,
it probably doesn't justify cutting off her nose and tail in a picture...
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- Concorde pilot complains about the noise of children's playground near home
- A former pilot of Concorde, one of the noisiest aircraft to ever fly, is trying to close down a nearby children's playground because it is too loud. By Richard Alleyne Roger Price, 67, claims the sound of excited children screaming and shrieking has ...
- Aviation expert takes a fresh look at the story behind the Brabazon
- Why, with military jet planes already flying, did the Brabazon Committee, set up during wartime, simply fail to spot their potential as passenger transport? The committee's thinking, argues, Simons, was stuck in the pre-war 1930s. In fact, in 1945, ...
- How vital is it to get a roof over the Filton Concorde?
- By Rhiannon Beacham BBC News, Bristol More than 18 months have passed since the Concorde at Filton, near Bristol, was closed to the public. Alpha Foxtrot, affectionately known as Foxy, was the last of the fleet to fly when the jet was withdrawn from ...
Inside the Cockpit
A zazzle poster
A poster is available from Zazzle showing the inside of Concorde's cockpit:
Concorde Cockpit Postcard by rukeman
post card printing using zazzle
Flight Sims for Concorde
Concorde Flight Sims
CONCORDE STORM by paul57
Browse Thunder Cards
A range are available for many of the flight simulators on the market. However these can be difficult to get in the US, and a better option may be to order them from Amazon.co.uk. Although these may cost extra for shipping, Amazon.co.uk has a good stock of flight sims, including several that are not available in the US. As these are PC games, as long as your PC has the right spec you can run them.
Please click the link to view the simulators available from Amazon.co.uk:
Or click on one of the three examples below:
- Concorde Microsoft Flight Sim 2004 Expansion Pack (PC CD)
- Platform: Windows 98 / 2000 / Me / XP Take flight in the world's most famous passenger jet. The plane may have retired, but the journeys need not. Pilot the queen of the skies.
- Concorde Professional - Limited Edition Add-On for FS 2004 (PC CD)
- *The package includes a 160-page printed manual and a tutorial on the CD *Fully animated parts *Accurate flight model with re-heat effect and an authentic version of Concorde's unique INS *Four contemporary and classic British Airways and Air France liveries *Fully detailed virtual cockpit
- Collection Flight Sim 98 - Microsoft Flight Sim 98; Concorde; Airbus
- Platform: Windows 98 / Me / 95. Includes *Flight Sim '98 *Airbus 2000 *Concorde
Flight Simulators for Concorde
Add-on packs and stand-alones
Concorde in Flight
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A tribute to Flight-sim concorde
Computer-generated Concorde
Normally I don't link to computer generated tributes, or flight-sim ones. That I make an exception here, should tell you how good it is.
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Concorde on Amazon
A lot of books, DVDs and other materials are devoted to Concorde. Far too much for one lens, but here's a brief selection.
Speedbird Memorabilia and T-shirts
The Concorde call sign
The call sign for British Airways Concorde aircraft was, appropriately enough, Speedbird.
A range of products about the Concorde are available, including T-shirts from Cafepress and Zazzle.
A range of products about the Concorde are available, including T-shirts from Cafepress and Zazzle.
CONCORDE Tshirt Front
and Back Printing
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I Miss the Concorde
T-Shirt - Customized
by RickDouglas
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Concorde supersonic passenger jet
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aj2008
Sep 19, 2010 @ 11:44 am | delete
- Living on the flightpath to Heathrow Airport, we would see Concorde from time to time and travelling past the airport sometimes we would see it take off or land. I also saw it taking off at Miami airport once. Absolutely magical :)
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concorde fan
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- a beautiful bird, and sorely missed
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