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DIMENSIONS: Length 203.75 ft (62.10 m)
Wingspan 83.83 ft (25.56 m)
Height 37.42 ft (11.40 m)
Wing Area 3,856 ft2 (358.22 m2)
Canard Area not applicable
HISTORY: First Flight 2 March 1969
Service Entry 21 January 1976 (with Air France and British Airways)
Retirement 24 October 2003
CREW: 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, up to 6 flight attendants
PERFORMANCE: Max Level Speed at altitude: Mach 2.23
at sea level: unknown
max cruise speed: 1,355 mph (2,180 km/h) at 51,300 ft (15,635 m), Mach 2.04
typical cruise speed: Mach 2.0
Initial Climb Rate unknown
Service Ceiling 60,000 ft (18,290 m)
Range max fuel: 3,560 nm (6,580 km)
max payload: 3,365 nm (6,230 km)
g-Limits unknown
WEIGHTS: Empty 173,500 lb (78,700 kg)
Typical Load unknown
Max Takeoff 408,000 lb (185,065 kg)
Fuel Capacity internal: 210,940 lb (95,680 kg)
external: not applicable
Max Payload
29,500 lb (13,380 kg)
PROPULSION: Powerplant four Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 602 turbojets
Thrust 152,200 lb (677.2 kN) with afterburner
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New supersonic aircraft, the “Son of Concorde,” to fly at Mach 5