Concorde flys again - fact or fancy ?? - Zewail City

The Eagle of The Sky

• 27 years of service

• 50,000 flights have been done

• 2.5 million passengers flew supersonically

Some Specifications

• Maximum speed 2200 Km/h (more than twice the speed of sound)

• 100 passenger and 2.5 tons of cargo

• A range of 6700 km without landing for fuel

• Fuel capacity of 120,000 liters

• Maximum height 60,000 feet (18 km)

• 4 Rolls-Royce engines that each produces 38,000 N of thrust with reheat technology

I- Importance of supersonic speed flights

A. The motivation of business men to establish new businesses around the world.

B. The Prosperity of foreign trade.

C. The promotion of worldwide tourism.

II- The story of the Concorde

• How the twentieth century technology have been represented in it.

II- The story of the Concorde

• A- How the twentieth century technology embodied in it.

• B- July 25, 2000 was the Concorde’s most painful flight.

II- The story of the Concorde

• A- How the twentieth century technology embodied in it.

• B- July 25, 2000 was the Concorde’s most painful flight.

Major Safety Modifications

• Tires had been reinforced• Tires had been reinforced

• Kevlar insulators covered the

fuel tanks that is bulletproof

• more secure electrical controls

existed

Air France and British Airways Announcement

• Low passengers lever each day

• The slump in the air traveling following the September 11, 2001 attacks

• The high maintenance cost especially after the new modifications

• The old technology of the plane in comparison with another modern subsonic planes

• The high cost of the fuel

But Now The Question Is

With our new modern technology,

What prevents us from developing this plane again with high efficiency?

Its Main Characteristics

• Preventing the spread of technology rather than its diffusion.

European newspapers

specialized in aviation science

“ Save Concorde Group

”

The Evil Side Is Here

Final Point Of View

• Travelling supersonically is very important

• It really deserves more attention to develop new aircraft to achieve

• We should put away any political disagreement to serve the humanity and make the life easier for the whole humankind.

References

• Concorde. Retrieved April 29, 2011 from the Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde

• "UK | Concorde grounded for good". BBC News. 2003-04-10. Retrieved 2013-06-15

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2934257.stm

• Patrick Fleming. (National Geographic). Second from the disaster. Crash of the Concorde. Podcast retrieved from http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/episodes/crash-of-the-concorde/

• "End of an era for Concorde". BBC News. 24 October 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/3211053.stm

• http://www.saveconcordegroup.co.uk/