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The Museum's Concorde (G-BOAG) arriving at the Museum in November 2004 Image
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Aircraft Details

  • Manufacturer: 
    Concorde (International): Aérospatiale (France) and British Aircraft Corporation
    Model: 
    Concorde
    Year: 
    1978
    Power Plant: 
    Four Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 610 turbojets, 38,050 lbs. thrust each
    Registration: 
    G-BOAG
    Serial Number: 
    214
    On Loan From: 
    British Airways
    Length: 
    204ft
    Height: 
    37ft
    Span: 
    84ft
    Wing Area: 
    3,856ft²
    Empty Weight: 
    173,500lbs
    Gross Weight: 
    408,000lbs
    Cruise Speed: 
    1,354mph
    Range: 
    4,090miles
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Concorde

Supersonic Airliner

British and French aerospace companies collaborated to design and build 20 Concorde aircraft between 1966 and 1979. Flying with Air France and British Airways, the supersonic jets offered a luxurious and speedy trip across the Atlantic for 27 years. Capable of speeds over two times the speed of sound and at elevations up to 60,000 feet (18,290 m), the Concorde could fly from London to New York and return in the time it took a conventional aircraft to go one way. Flagging demand and rising operating expenses finally ended Concorde service -- symbolizing a lost era of luxury travel.

The Museum's aircraft, registration code G-BOAG, is referred to as "Alpha Golf." It was first flown in April of 1978, and delivered to British Airways in 1980. Equipped with four powerful Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk. 610 turbojet engines, the Alpha Golf logged more than 5,600 takeoffs and over 16,200 flight hours while in service. The Museum's aircraft made the last commercial Concorde flight, which took place on October 24, 2003. On its way to The Museum of Flight, the Alpha Golf set a New York City-to-Seattle speed record of 3 hours, 55 minutes, and 12 seconds.

This aircraft is on loan from British Airways.