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Concorde: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 61.66 m.

aircraft length

61.66 m = 6,166 cm. A meter contains 100 centimeters, or 1,000 millimeters.

1969First flight

A supersonic airliner with a delta wing.

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Concorde, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

A supersonic airliner with a delta wing. Displayed dimension: aircraft length.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value to check against the source; not individually audited.

Concorde in profile, with its nose in the flight position.

First flight: 1969. Proposed historical date; an existing documentary source is linked but was not consulted for this date in this session. Do not interpret this reference as the manufacturing date of the illustrated specimen. Concorde entered commercial service later, in 1976.