Le Concorde

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Concorde Specifications General characteristics
* Crew: 9
* Capacity: 92-120 passengers (128 in high-density Layout)
* Length: 202 ft 4 in (61.66 m)
* Wingspan: 84 ft 0 in (25.6 m)
* Height: 40 ft 0 in (12.2 m)
* Fuselage internal length: 129 ft 0 in (39.32 m)
* Fuselage max external width: 9 ft 5 in (2.88 m)
* Fuselage max internal width: 8 ft 7 in (2.63 m)
* Fuselage max external height: 10 ft 10 in (3.32 m)
* Fuselage max internal height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
* Wing area: 3,856 ft² (358.25 m² ))
* Empty weight: 173,500 lb (78,700 kg)
* Useful load: 245,000 lb (111,130 kg)
* Powerplant: 4× Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 610 afterburning turbojets
o Dry thrust: 32,000 lbf (140 kN) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 38,050 lbf (169 kN) each
* Maximum fuel load: 210,940 lb (95,680 kg)
* Maximum taxiing weight: 412,000 lb (186,880 kg

Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 2.2 (2,164 km/h)
* Range: 3,900 nmi (4,500 mi, 7,250 km)
* Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,300 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,525 m (5,000 ft) /min (25,41 m/s)
* Thrust/weight: .373
* Lift/drag ratio: Low speed- 3.94, Approach- 4.35, 250 kn, 10,000 ft- 9.27, Mach 0.94- 11.47, Mach 2.04- 7.14
* Fuel consumption for max. range (max. fuel/max. range): 46.85 lb/mi (13.2 kg/km)
* Maximum nose tip temperature: 260 °F (127 °C)