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Concorde

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Key facts

Aircraft.name: Concorde
Aircraft.image: British Airways Concorde G-BOAC 03.jpg
Aircraft.image_caption: A Concorde after takeoff in 1986
Aircraft.alt: Concorde against a blue sky, seen from below. Its wheels are lowered.
Aircraft.aircraft_type: Supersonic airliner
Aircraft.first_flight: 2 March 1969
Aircraft.introduction: 21 January 1976
Aircraft.national_origin: France and United Kingdom
Aircraft.status: Retired
Aircraft.primary_user: British Airways
Aircraft.more_users: Air FranceSee Operators below for others
Aircraft.produced

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52 sections

Contents

Development
Early studies
Slender deltas
Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee
Ogee planform selected
Partnership with Sud Aviation
Cabinet response, treaty
Naming
Sales efforts
Testing
Programme cost
Design
General features
Powerplant
Heating problems
Structural issues
Range
Radiation concerns
Cabin pressurisation
Flight characteristics
Brakes and undercarriage
Droop nose
Operational history
First flights and routes flown
Retirement
Operators
Accidents and incidents
Air France Flight 4590 accident and grounding
Other accidents and incidents
Accidents
Incidents
Aircraft on display
Comparable aircraft
Tu-144
SST and others
Impact
Environmental
Public perception
Special missions
Records
Specifications
Notable appearances in media
See also
Notes
References
Citations
Sources
Further reading
External links
Legacy
Articles
Videos

Concorde ( , ) is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC).

Studies began in 1954 and a UK–France treaty followed in 1962, as the programme cost was estimated at £70 million (£ in ). Construction of six prototypes began in February 1965, with the first flight from Toulouse on 2 March 1969.