Fastest Concord To go around the world?

Answer 1

The fastest Atlantic crossing by any Concorde took only 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59

seconds. This record-breaking plane, Concorde Alpha-Delta, is the very same plane

housed at the Intrepid Museum.

Her cruising altitude is 60,000 feet, her top speed Mach 2.04, and due to friction heating,

Concorde expands approximately eight inches during flight.

Even today, more than 32 years after the start of Concorde's commercial service, she

remains the fastest and highest-flying airliner in existence. The development of

Concorde began in the early 1960s and officially concluded with her entry into service in

1976. Concorde is one of the finest examples of aviation engineering capable of flying at

extreme altitudes and speed.

Concorde is powered by four Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus Mk. 610-14-28 engines.

Each engine produces 38,050 pounds of thrust; this would propel the aircraft to her

maximum operating speed of Mach 2.04. In order to keep the aircraft light, and keep the

cost of production down, Concorde's fuselage and wings are constructed of aluminum.

At full speed and cruising altitude, despite outside temperatures of -67° Fahrenheit (-55°

Celsius), Concorde's skin would heat up to 260.6°F (127°C) at the nose, 196°F-208°F

(91°C-98°C) on the fuselage and wings. Concorde carries between 90 and 100

passengers, and has a range of 3,900 nautical miles.

The specific aircraft located at the Intrepid, Sea, Air & Space Museum is registered under

designation G-BOAD, and is commonly referred to as "Alpha Delta." The aircraft itself

has a very interesting history.

Manufactured under the serial number 100-010, she is the production variant 102. She

flew for the first time on August 25, 1976 from Filton, England, and was delivered to

British Airways (BA) on December 6, 1976.

In 1977, a deal was worked out to operate a route from London to Bahrain to Singapore

in partnership with Singapore Airlines; however this deal ran into serious difficulties and

did not last for long. During some of the time the route was in operation, G-BOAD was

the only BA Concorde to operate under two airlines. She was painted BA colors on one

side, and Singapore Airlines colors on the other.

During 1979, "Alpha-Delta" was to see service with Braniff Airline under a lease

agreement with BA. Under this agreement, BA operated the aircraft on the London to

Washington route while Braniff Airline operated the aircraft on the Washington to Dallas

route. When the arrangement ceased, the aircraft was re-registered G-BOAD on June 19,

1980.

On February 7, 1996, "Alpha Delta" made the fastest Atlantic crossing of a Concorde,

taking just 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds. During her career, G-BOAD flew 23,397

hours, made 8,406 landings and underwent 7,010 supersonic cycles. The final flight of

"Alpha Delta" took place on November 10, 2003. The aircraft was de-registered on May

4, 2004.

Statistics

Max. Cruise Speed: 1,350 mph (Mach

2.04)

Cruising Altitude: 60,000'

Max. Takeoff Weight: 408,000 lbs

Range: 4,143 miles

Length: 203'-9"

Wingspan: 83'-8"

Height: 37'-1"

Engines: Four Rolls

Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593's

Flight Crew: Two pilots, one flight

engineer

Cabin Crew: Six

Passengers: 100

Aircraft Cost: $152,000,000 (1976

dollars)

Transatlantic Fare: $6,000

First Prototype Flight: March 2, 1969

Entered Service: January 21, 1976

Passengers Flown: More than 2.5 million

Built In: Toulose, France and

Filton, England

Answer 2

The fastest Concord to travel around the world completed the journey in 31 hours and 27 minutes. This record was set in 1992 by a British Airways flight, covering a distance of 28,238 miles.