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Concorde's pressurisation was set to an altitude at the lower end of this range, 6,000 feet (1,800 m). [129] Concorde's maximum cruising altitude was 60,000 feet (18,000 m); subsonic airliners typically cruise below 44,000 feet (13,000 m). [130] A sudden reduction in cabin pressure is hazardous to all passengers and crew. [131]
Sir James Arnot Hamilton KCB MBE (2 May 1923 – 24 May 2012) was a British aircraft designer who helped design Concorde and the SEPECAT Jaguar. He also served as the permanent secretary of the Department for Education. Specialising in wing design, he was largely responsible for Concorde's distinctive wing.
The Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 was an Anglo-French turbojet with reheat, which powered the supersonic airliner Concorde.It was initially a joint project between Bristol Siddeley Engines Limited (BSEL) and Snecma, derived from the Bristol Siddeley Olympus 22R engine.
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This Concorde was once used as a source of spares, before being restored using parts from Air France's F-BVFD, and has flown 16,239 hours. [25] G-BOAF : (216) first flew on 20 April 1979 from Filton and was the last Concorde to be built. [26] It made Concorde's final flight on Wednesday 26 November 2003.
In a pre-computer age, flight engineers were crucial to aviation. Former Concorde flight engineer Warren Hazelby explains how he helped fly the supersonic jet.
Category for the Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde. Aérospatiale was formerly Sud Aviation and Nord Aviation before 1970. For BAC, Concorde was mainly the responsibility of what was Vickers-Armstrongs at Weybridge. Concorde started life as the Sud Aviation Super-Caravelle at Toulouse.
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