Facts about world's fastest jet Concorde and reason of failure.

 

In today's blog we are going to discuss the some interesting facts about words first supersonic passenger jet.

b747 may be the queen of the sky but Concorde was the princess of the sky. So let's get started.

The idea to made first supersonic passenger jet was begins at 1950s by the British engineers. If you don't know the first supersonic jet at that time is Lockheed F-104 Starfighter.

As the French engineers from aerospace industry also working to build up first supersonic passenger jet and they build up a first Delta wing supersonic jet as below.

This created a major role to design a Concorde. then British aircraft corporation decided to work together with a French aerospace industry. And start working on two projects in 1962. That's why name of the Concorde is like.

Concorde= Harmony(  French)- union ( English).

In 1965 French aerospace industry working on to build up Concorde-001 and British aircraft corporation on Concorde-002.

Here are some footage for those planes in under construction.

After 4 years of hard work Concorde-001 first superstore flight from toluse to London at 1969 infront of thousands of spectractors.

And plane spotters. Then Concorde has more demanding aircraft in 1970s many airlines are contracted to the British and french manufacturer to add the supersonic jet in their fleet.

Contracted airlines names are below-

Panam airlines-6

Air France-6

British airways-6

Continental-3

TWA-4

American airlines-4

Qantas-4

Air India-2 

Japenese airlines-4

Lufhansa-4 

Air canda-3.

but this glory stopped at 1973 in Paris airshow Concorde crash in that air show and then many of the above airlines cancel there orders.

Then after only 20 aircrafts are build up and operated only by air France and British airways.

Ok, let's talk about the Concorde iconic nose

This is the fully up position use only at the time of cruising for streamlined flow to reduce the impact in windshield.

2. second position is -5 degrees of down to able to see the taxi and runway Operation for take off like.

3. Third position is -12.5 degrees used only at the time of landing or in case of visual approach like.

Landing gear of Concorde are at very up position because of lift on Delta wing is suddenly increases at the time of landing Concorde is the only plane which having heat dissipated fans at the landing gear which reduces the chances of fire.

Concorde having 4 massive Rolls Royce turbojet engines which can produce thrust upto 122000ibf amount of thrust.

And also have a after burners can produce 30000ibf amount thrust additionally.

The rudder and elevator are fixed on the same Delta wing like this below.

because of this are in combined from so this is called the Elovons ( combination of rudder and elevator).

Reason for why Concorde did not prove herself will be discussed in the next blog.