BAE / EADS Concorde

The conical nose is drooped hydraulically to -5° for take-off and during the initial climb, and to -12.5° during landing to provide the pilot a clear forward view.



  • British Airways Concorde on the runway preparing for a test flight on 4 July 2001.”
  • November 2001, The Air France
  • Four of the British Airways fleet of Concordes.”
  • The Air France Concorde flight deck showing Chief Pilot and First Officer preparing for take-off.”
  • A British Airways Concorde with a new
  • An Air France mechanic installing the Kevlar liner in an Air France Concorde.”
  • The Concorde aircraft, Alpha Foxtrot, was the first of the British Airways Concordes to be fitted wi
  • Air France Concorde takes off for New York from the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
  • Landing. The  conical nose is drooped hydraulically to -5 degrees for take-off and during the initia
  • Concorde takes off from London's Heathrow for a less than four hour flight to New York
  • The aircraft's four Rolls-Royce/SNECMA engines are each rated at 169.3 kN
  • The Air France Concorde Team with pilots, flight engineers and maintenance staff in front of the Air
  • A view of Concorde through the windows of the British Airways Concorde Lounge at Kennedy Airport. Th