Yes…the normal size containers would not fit in the concorde….. only about 4 come in the A300 i think.

the future is bright!

not yet……. by the way did any of u cry seeing titanic?? When i went to see at the hall i think almost the whole hall was in tears…… i didnt find anything that emotional in the movie that makes one cry.

great pic…this a/c main European destination is ZRH.

Thanx for that SOC.

Wys even if Concorde is converted into a F they will have to increase the playload…probably open all galley area and connec baggage area with main area….so i guess it MTOW will be higher than present. If they keep everything same…then anyway too…useless.

Originally posted by Bhoy
Well, according to Airliners.net…

Weights
Operating empty 78,700kg (173,500lb), max takeoff 185,065kg (408,000lb). Max payload 12,700kg (28,000lb).

Performance
Max cruising speed at 51,300ft Mach 2.04, or 2179km/h (1176kt), typical supersonic cruise speed Mach 2.02. Range with max payload and reserves at Mach 2.02 cruise and climb speed 6230km (3360nm). Range with max fuel, reserves and 8845kg (19,500lb) payload 6580km (3550nm).

Now, frankly, if you were loading 12 tons of freight manually, you’d be as well using a jumbo, loading a pallet, flying it across the pond, unloading the pallet, and it’d probably still arrive well before the Concorde was unloaded…

And if you are only talking about what you could load manually quickly… no one could feasibly afford to (as well as) lease an aircraft, using up 80 odd tons of fuel in the process, just so a package arrived an hour or two earlier… (and the a/c would have to return to base…)

Quite agree that such a type conversion of the Concorde will be useless.

But Air France seats 110 i think?

Hand thats interesting…anything more on it?

I dont know…i have a feeling it will….the concorde seats only about 140 i think……and MOTW is 185070 kg…definately it will depend on cargo but if it is configured for that it should take more weight than that.