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100-Part Concorde

5,497 B747Driver  9 months ago

Introducing my 100-part, ultra simple Concorde in Air France livery.

British Airways version in the iconic Landor Livery here
British Airways version in the Negus Livery here

No aircraft has captured the world’s attention quite like Concorde, and no aircraft since has surpassed its capabilities. Flying regular passenger service between 1973 and 2003, Concorde succeeded in connecting the world like nothing had before. This is a 1:1 scale model in dimension, weight, and power, but I had to make some design compromises to keep the part count down.

A note about True Airspeed (TAS) - SimplePlanes lets us see both TAS and Indicated Airspeed (IAS) by clicking on the speed on the instrument display – TAS is the actual speed of the aircraft through the air. At Mach 2.0 and >50,000 feet, Concorde would be flying at an indicated speed of around 400-500 m.p.h., owing to very low air density at high altitudes.
Enjoy!

A few tips for flying Concorde:

In this model, I set the fuel to about 35 tonnes. This would be equivalent to a training or qualifying flight in Concorde –much lighter than for a typical trans-Atlantic departure.

Takeoff and Climb – Lifting the nose while accelerating through 250 mph (IAS) should take Concorde into the air. A good climb speed would be somewhere between 280 and 350 mph (IAS).

After crossing 10,000 feet, lower the nose a bit (perhaps to 10-15 degrees pitch up) and hold the Indicated speed between 300-400 mph. True Airspeed (TAS) will increase considerably with altitude until reaching supersonic flight somewhere between 30 to 40,000 feet. True Airspeeds of 1200 mph and higher are possible between 50 and 60,000 feet, equating to Mach 2.0 or greater.

Landing - Remarkably, Concorde had no flaps, speedbrakes, or spoilers – just a large delta wing optimized to fly across a very wide speed regime.
For landing, approach the runway from a few miles out between 250 and 300 mph (IAS) and slow a bit more before touchdown, trying to hold a constant descent rate.

XML Update: Fixed asymmetrical trim problem, added more "squat" in the main gear for easier liftoff.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 14 airplane(s) +405 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 83.4ft (25.4m)
  • Length 202.3ft (61.7m)
  • Height 39.6ft (12.1m)
  • Empty Weight 173,113lbs (78,522kg)
  • Loaded Weight 249,261lbs (113,063kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.609
  • Wing Loading 63.8lbs/ft2 (311.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 3,907.1ft2 (363.0m2)
  • Drag Points 24808

Parts

  • Number of Parts 100
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 692
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    this looks like @Mapa style concorde lol

    one month ago
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    5,497 B747Driver

    @XanderMakesStuff :D

    +1 one month ago
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    @SLBROS1 bro it can't even go 800 knots after 30 minutes 💀

    +1 one month ago
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    +2 2 months ago
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    @jumped try this

    3 months ago
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    2,267 SLBROS1

    @IAmMeObviously
    Bruh the cruising altitude is 50,000ft+

    4 months ago
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    @SLBROS1 at 10000ft it barely hits 400 kn

    4 months ago
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    2,267 SLBROS1

    @IAmMeObviously
    What do you mean?
    This thing easily cruises at mach 2

    4 months ago
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    Bro this thing never gets up to the advertised speed.

    +1 4 months ago
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    The plane is really well done,the thing that I would like is the possibility to manually droop the snoot and the rudder,for the rest it's amazing

    8 months ago
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    135 pacerman

    droopy snooty

    8 months ago
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    2,181 Dest20345

    @B747Driver do a b-50 plz

    8 months ago
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    2,181 Dest20345

    @B747Driver I gonna crash it in to uss beat with the tarsa bomb

    8 months ago
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    5,497 B747Driver

    Thanks to everyone for the upvotes! I didn't expect this airplane to be such a success when I set out to build a low-part, 1:1 scale model that "flies nice"!

    What are your requests if I were to build another 100-part airplane??

    8 months ago
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    @h20h2066 不知道,反正我就是看到用车推飞机的教程,看到这个飞

    +2 9 months ago
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    @3639322358 是那个up啊,求指路

    +1 9 months ago
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    @PlaneDEMON7091 imagine if the snoot went up🤣🤣🤣 it would just mega explosion

    9 months ago
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    这不是某个UP主用的飞机吗?

    9 months ago
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    Love it. the model of recreation surely goes along with the build. :)

    p.s. the sn00t dr00ped 😂

    9 months ago
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    Perfection at its finest.......

    9 months ago
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    5,497 B747Driver

    Check out my new British Airways version in the Negus Livery!
    https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/mML6RA/100-Part-Concorde-British-Airways-Negus-Livery

    9 months ago
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    5,497 B747Driver

    Updated XML to fix the trim issue, and added a bit more "squat" in the main gear to allow an easier takeoff.

    9 months ago
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    1,198 Zeratick

    "The snoot drooped"

    9 months ago
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    43.4k ShinyGemsBro

    The konk

    9 months ago
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    5,497 B747Driver

    @JaySto Perfect. I will have to update the XML when I get a chance!

    9 months ago
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