Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Concorde Airplane



Tipe : Supersonic airliner
Produsen : BAC (sekarang BAE System),Aerospatiale (sekarang EADS)
Pertama terbang : 2 Maret 1969
Diperkenalkan : 21 Januari 1976
Dipensiunkan : 26 November 2003
Status : Retired from service
Pemakai : Britis Airways, Air France, Braniff International Airways, Singapore Airlines
Jumlah dibuat : 20 (termasuk 6 non-airline aircraft)
Harga : £23 juta pada tahun 1977

Concorde pelopor sejumlah teknologi:
Untuk high speed dan optimisation dari penerbangan:
a. Double-delta(ogee/ogival) shaped wings
b. Variable inlet ramps controller by digital computers
c. Supercruise capability
d. thrust-by-wire engine,predecessor of today’s FADEC-controlled engines
e. Droop-nose section for improved visibility in landing

Karakteristik umum:
1.crew : 3(pilot,co-pilot,flight engineer)
2.Kapasitas : 92-120 penumpang
3.Lebar : 202ft 4 in(61,66 m)
4.wingspan : 84 ft 0 in(25.6m)
5.Tinggi : 40 ft 0 in(12.2 m)

Performa:
Kecepatan max : Mach 2.2(~1.450 mph, 2.330 k/h)
Kecepatan menjelajah : Mach 2.02(~1.320 mph)
Range : 3.900 ni(4.500i,7.250 km)
Service ceiling : 60,000 ft (18,300 m)
Rate of climb : 5,000 ft/min. (25.41 m/s)
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 : for max. range (max. fuel/max. range): 46.85 lb/mi (13.2 kg/km)
Thrust/weight : 0.373
Maximum nose tip temperature: 260 °F (127 °C)

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