Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde SST PDF eBook + Aircraft Flight Manuals

General Characteristics

• Crew: 3 (2 pilots and 1 flight engineer)
• 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)
• Wing area: 3,856.2 sq ft (358.25 m²)
• Empty weight: 173,504 lb (78,700 kg)
• Gross weight: 245,000 lb (111,130 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 408,010 lb (185,070 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 210,940 lb (95,680 kg)
• Fuselage internal length: 129 ft 0 in (39.32 m)
• Fuselage width: maximum of 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) external, 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) internal
• Fuselage height: maximum of 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) external, 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) internal
• Maximum taxiing weight: 412,000 lb (187,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 Mk 610 turbojets with reheat, 31,000 lbf (140 kN) thrust each dry, 38,050 lbf (169.3 kN) with afterburner

Performance

• Maximum speed: 1,354 mph (2,179 km/h, 1,177 kn)
• Maximum speed: Mach 2.04 (temperature limited)
• Cruise speed: 1,341 mph (2,158 km/h, 1,165 kn)
• Range: 4,488.0 mi (7,222.8 km, 3,900.0 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 60,000 ft (18,300 m)
• Rate of climb: 3,300–4,900 ft/min (17–25 m/s) at sea level
• Lift-to-drag: 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: 47 lb/mi (13.2 kg/km)
• Thrust/weight: 0.373
• Maximum nose tip temperature: 127 °C (260 °F; 400 K)
• Runway requirement (with maximum load): 3,600 m (11,800 ft)

Avionics

• Digital Air Intake Control Units
• Fly by wire flight controls
• Analogue electronic engine controls
• Triple inertial navigation units, one per flight crew
• Dual VHF omnidirectional range instruments
• Dual automatic direction finder instruments
• Dual distance measuring equipment instruments
• Dual instrument landing systems
• Automatic flight control system with dual autopilots, autothrottles, and flight directors: full autoland capability with visibility limits 250 m (820 ft) horizontally, 15 ft (4.6 m) decision height
• Ekco E390/564 weather radar
• Radio altimeters