Useful Concorde Info for Concorde Users

[Spawntscuk1 0]

Hi There Thought I would post this info as thought it might be useful to all Concorde users in the flight sim community.Paris-JFK 94T (94,000Kg) - 96T JFK - PARIS 89T-91T EGLL-Barbados 96T Barbados-EGLL 96T KJFK-EGLL 88T Fuel to top of Sub Sonic (28,000ft): ~2,000kg / engine (8K) Fuel flow at 28,000 400knots: 6 - 8 x1000kg / engine / hour (24 - 32K per hour) GS: ~580 Fuel flow during trans-sonic-climb: 20k/e/h reducing to: 14.5 by mach 1.7 (43,000ft) Fuel used for xsonic: 2,200+ Kg / engine Fuel to establish Mach2.0 from 1.7: 500kg per engine Initial cruise FF: 5.3 x1000kg per engine per hour (48,000ft) GS 1140 Mach2.02 @ 55,000ft: 4.3 x1000kg per engine per hour (55,000ft) GS 1150 Mach2.02 @ 57,000ft: 3.9 x1000kg per engine per hour (57,000ft) GS 1160 Descent to 20,000ft Mach0.93 250kg per engine Fuel flow at 30,000ft 5 x1000kg per engine per hour GS 560 LFPG - KJFK 1t taxi depart 8t to top of subsonic. 4t to the acceleration point. 9t to Mach2.02 50t cruise fuel 4t descent fuel 2t landing fuel 5t alternate fuel 8t reserves. 1t taxi on landing == 92,000kg + wind fuel which is weather dependant. I would take about 94,000kg for safety, you can always jetision. LFPG - KJFK 1t taxi depart 8t to top of subsonic. 4t to the acceleration point. 9t to Mach2.02 50t cruise fuel 4t descent fuel 2t landing fuel 5t alternate fuel 8t reserves. 1t taxi on landing == 92,000kg + wind fuel which is weather dependant. I would take about 94,000kg for safety, you can always jetision. EGLL to EGCC Very little. 1t taxi 9t to cruise level (about 32,000ft) 8t cruise fuel at Mach0.97 for about 20 minutes max 2t descent 1t landing 1t taxi 8t reserves. == 30,000kgEGCC to CYYZ Taxi = 1t Top of sub: 8t Sub leg 1 (from MCT to North of ireland coast accel point): 8t Top of super sonic: 9t CRZ fuel 38t Descent fuel: 4t land fuel 1t ALT fuel 4t Taxi 1t Reserves 8t == 83,000kgEGLL to KJFK Fuel Load100% Fuel in Left/RightTanksExternal Tanks 100&Center Tank = 90.3%Center Tank 2 85%Total Fuel = 92510 KgsRegardsJason

[Guest jumpjet]

As nobody else has said anything.Thanks for this Jason, I will have a look deeper into the figures on my next flight.CheersGraham

[Guest dioaka2]

>I would take about 94,000kg for safety, you can always>jetision.Thx Jason! But i think we can't jettison.

[Guest jumpjet]

Simulated jettison......... err..... empty the tanks a bit ;)Graham