Why Concorde was discontinued?

Why Concorde was discontinued?

And, tragically, on July 25, 2000, an Air France jet crashed after takeoff from Paris and 113 people died. All Concorde flights were grounded for over a year after the incident. Citing rising operating costs and reduced ticket sales, British Airways retired its Concorde fleet in October 2003.

Why was the Concorde a supersonic plane?

The supersonic jet was the last word in flying ‘fancy’, sure it did lack the creature comforts that are offered on today’s jets. But it did something that no civilian aircraft did and that was flying at twice the speed of sound within kissing distance of the stratosphere.

When did the Concorde fly for the first time?

Concorde. Concorde, the first supersonic passenger-carrying commercial airplane (or supersonic transport, SST), built jointly by aircraft manufacturers in Great Britain and France. The Concorde made its first transatlantic crossing on September 26, 1973, and it inaugurated the world’s first scheduled supersonic passenger service on January 21,…

Why was the Concorde only used for ocean crossing?

Later, another factor, which affected the viability of all supersonic transport programmes, was that supersonic flight could only be used on ocean-crossing routes, to prevent sonic boom disturbance over populated areas.

Who was the designer of the Concorde aircraft?

The Concorde was developed by the United Kingdom and France as part of the first major cooperative aircraft design venture between two European countries. In 1962 the U.K. and France signed a treaty to share costs and risks in the aircraft’s production. The Concorde was designed by four companies: in the U.K., British Aerospace and Rolls-Royce;

What happens when the Concorde goes supersonic?

The aircraft gets blisteringly hot when it goes supersonic, which caused Concorde to expand 6-10 inches at its cruising speed of Mach 2 due to thermal expansion. A regular flyer of the Concorde described what it was like to fly in it: “For a girl used to flying steerage, the experience was unbelievable.

Concorde. Concorde, the first supersonic passenger-carrying commercial airplane (or supersonic transport, SST), built jointly by aircraft manufacturers in Great Britain and France. The Concorde made its first transatlantic crossing on September 26, 1973, and it inaugurated the world’s first scheduled supersonic passenger service on January 21,…

Later, another factor, which affected the viability of all supersonic transport programmes, was that supersonic flight could only be used on ocean-crossing routes, to prevent sonic boom disturbance over populated areas.

Who was the company that built the Concorde?

The Concorde was designed by four companies: in the U.K., British Aerospace and Rolls-Royce; and in France, Aérospatiale and SNECMA (Société Nationale d’Étude et de Construction de Moteurs d’Aviation). The final product was completed in 1969.