Concorde

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The Concorde
Presented by
Joel Joseph Emmatty
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Introduction
World’s only supersonic passenger aircraft
It flies at more than two times the speed of sound
A Boeing 747 aircraft cruises at about 560 mph at an altitude of 35,000 ft . The Concorde cruises at 1,350 mph ( Mach 2) at an altitude of 60,000 ft

History
It was built jointly by British Aerospace (Bae) and Aerspatiale in 1962
The first flight took place in 1969 and began passenger service in 1976
The British Airways and Air France fly the planes

Features
Streamlined design
Engine design
Main and auxiliary fuel tanks
High-reflectivity paint

Streamlined design
Needle-like fuselage
Swept-back delta wing
Moveable nose
Vertical tail design

The fuselage (body) of the Concorde is 9.5 ft (2.7 m) wide (for comparison, a 747 is 20 ft (6.1 m) wide).
The length of the Concorde is about 202 ft (61.7 m), just slightly shorter than a 747
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