Flying with Concorde

Experiencing fly with Concorde will be amazing.

If you are traveling via Manchester airport or just fancy an interesting day out I would recommend you consider the Concorde experience. The tour is limited to only 12 people at any one time and takes you through the history of the aircraft including the many famous people who have used the aircraft including American presidents and our own royalty to Pop stars such as Elton John.

The tour includes a visit to the flight deck where you will be informed about the aircraft specifications and the many records which this unique plane achieved. The following is a small sample:

Concorde take off speed was 250mph and cruised at a staggering 1350mph - more than twice the speed of sound - and at an altitude of up to 60,000 ft (over 11 miles high). A typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three and a half hours as opposed to about eight hours for a subsonic flight.

Due to the speed and hence heat affect the aircraft would extend in length from 6 to 10 inches on each flight.

The aircraft was powered by Rolls-Royce/ Snecma Olympus 593s and was the most powerful pure jet engines flying commercially.More than 2.5 million passengers have flown supersonically on British Airways' Concorde since she entered commercial service in 1976.

March 2nd 1969.First flight of Concorde 001 from Toulouse France.

22 November 1977 British Airways Concorde's first London - New York commercial flight.

8 November 1986 First round the world flight by a British Airways Concorde - covering

28,238 miles in 29 hours 59 minutes.

7 February 1996 Concorde G-BOAD crosses the Atlantic between New York and London in a new record flight time of 2 hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds.

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