The graceful forms of this brainchild of the Anglo-French aircraft industry have long agitated my mind. And at the DR I was presented with a gift (!) Set with a model of this aircraft from the German manufacturer of models and accessories Revell. Now I'll tell you about the set, but first, a little history:
Research work on the creation of a supersonic passenger aircraft, begun in 1955 in England and in 1956 in France, was completed in 1959-1961. development of projects: VAS-223 by Bristol and Super-Caravel by Sud Aviation. Based on economic considerations, it was decided to combine the efforts of British and French designers. The negotiations were quick. And on October 26, 1962, an agreement was signed between the governments of France and England on the development and construction of the Union of Right Forces, which received the name "Concorde". Translated into Russian "Consent".
The prototype made its first flight on March 2, 1969. In the first test flight, the Concorde gained an altitude of 3050 m and a speed of 463 km / h. In the autumn of the same year, the first test flight was performed in supersonic mode. In this flight, the aircraft reached a speed of Mach 1.05, at which it flew for 9 minutes. The tests went smoothly, without major incidents.
In January 1976, commercial operation of the aircraft began. In 1977, the serial construction of the Concorde was completed. A total of 14 vehicles were built.
Over the 20 years of operation of the "Concorde" (from 01.21.76 to 01.21.96), 3.7 million passengers were transported with a flight time of 200,000 hours (of which 140,000 hours at a speed of M = 2.2).
The beginning of the end of the flight career of this airliner should be considered the only catastrophe for the entire service life. This disaster occurred on 25 July 2000 with a car owned by AirFrance, after taking off from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. She claimed the lives of 113 people.
British Airways continued to operate the aircraft. But on July 29 and 30, three dangerous incidents occurred on the cars belonging to this carrier, which further thickened the clouds over the liner. On November 10, 2003, the plane made its final flight.
(Historical background is written based on materials from the Internet)
Description I'll start with the box
On the front side of the box, in addition to the Concorde drawing, there are: a photograph of a real aircraft; keel drawings with different color options; a photo of the additions making this set a gift. The text also indicates that the set includes a poster with dimensions of 60x42 cm.
The box opens in the manner of a book and 14 photographs (mostly cars) appear before your eyes, history reference and records belonging to this aircraft.
I'll go to the add-ons
In addition to the set included: 7 paint cans ( enamel) recommended by the instruction; paint thinner; brush number 2; Contacta Professional mini glue; the above poster is a cleaned box art (no advertising inscriptions and photographs). 
So we got to the actual set from which the model is assembled.
Instructions
Black and white, A4 format, 12 sheets.
The assembly of the model is divided into 17 stages (16, 17 decals and painting). Drawings are not ideal visual arts, although I must admit, for the most part, the instructions are self-explanatory. However, some of the assembly steps are not clearly depicted. During the assembly, the little things that need to be painted are indicated.
The fifth page contains a diagram of the arrangement of parts on the sprues.
The eleventh and twelfth pages (16 and 17 stages, respectively) are occupied by the coloring and decals schemes.
Decal sheet
The box is covered with blotting paper. 
Big, rich. The decal numbers reach up to 117. The decal allows you to design three options.
Technical labels, and there are a decent number of them, are readable. 
The colors are bright, the substrate is thin, the shift of the color fields was noticed only on two elements (16 and 17).
Plastic
The conclusion is this
the model is not new, but it deserves to be assembled and painted. It is not easy to assemble, but the assembly will not cause big problems either. Now, if only the interior windows were decal ... But if you consider what an interesting and beautiful prototype it represents, then the shortcomings of the kit should not scare away those who want to assemble a small copy of this car.
P.S. Well, the review has been written, I sit down at the desktop and continue assembling my Concorde.
Vergin Alexander (B! GSeXy)
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After a series of impeller models such as "Mirage", "Mirage 2", "Mirage 3", "Frigate", "Space", "T-50", which I presented on the pages of "Park flyer", I thought about making a model, so to speak, "classic" jet plane... I stopped on the TU144 and Concorde planes. I looked at the photos, read them, got acquainted with the prototypes and made a choice in favor of the "Concorde" - I liked it with its more graceful wing contours. I found a drawing that allowed me to determine the general proportions of the model elements. Well, I got the initial dimensions of the model after simple calculations, which included determining the weight of the onboard electronics, the weight of the fuselage, wing area, wing loading and other parameters. Initially, I proceeded from the load per 1 sq. dm. wing = 30 grams. I sketched sketches, calculated and got this configuration of the future model:
Impellers 64 mm 2 pcs x 120 grams = 240 grams.
The total thrust of the impellers = 900 grams (2x450 grams) at a current of 2 x 18 Amperes (36 A).
Model length = 185 cm.
Wingspan = 84 cm.
Fuselage diameter = 11 cm.
Zippy battery 12 V / 4A = 280 grams.
Speed regulators 18/20 A = 50 grams. (2 x 25 grams).
Receiver = 15 grams.
Serves 3 pcs = 50 grams.
Electronics weight = 650 grams. (with wires).
Fuselage weight only = 350 grams (without tape).
Nose weight 60 grams = 60 grams (without tape).
Airframe assembly weight = 420 grams (without tape).
Flight weight = 1250 grams
Wing area = 36 sq. Dm.
Load per 1 sq. dm. wing = 35 grams.
Thrust-to-weight ratio = 0.72
My working drawing.
Wing, shape and size. The wing is made of 2 layers of 3.5 mm ceiling. Wing thickness 7.0 mm. The profile is flat.
Wing and CG.
Reinforced the wing with rails. I cut out frames for the fuselage skin from penoplex.
I glued foam cubes to the wing for subsequent gluing of the fuselage skin to them.
He began to sew from the tail.
Considering the length of the model is 185 cm, the nose was made removable on dowels made of skewers.
The base of the nose is a lightweight frame made of skewers and foam. The total weight of the lined nose is 60 grams.
In the front frame, 4 sleeves are glued into which the nose frames enter, and the servo of the front rotary landing gear strut is also installed.
In the fuselage itself there is only a receiver and a battery in its front section.
Battery door.
Impellers 64 mm. Modified a little - extended the glasses to 100 mm (three layers of Whatman paper on PVA glue). Made lips.
I glued additional plates from the ceiling under the impellers for rigidity. Thus, under the impellers, the total wing thickness is 10.5 mm. It is 7mm wing itself + 3.5mm plate. It turned out pretty tough.
Under the lip of each impeller in the wing body, I made a sample in the shape of the lip. In the plates, I ground the grooves along the profile of the glass. I glued the impellers on epoxy - I applied the epoxy over the entire contact area of the surfaces. It turned out reliably, I did not make any other impeller mounts, only epoxy. But I carefully balanced the impeller rotors beforehand so that there would be no vibration. The speed controls are attached to the outside for good cooling. At first I wanted to hide them in the fuselage, but changed my mind. Two black rectangles are plywood 40x40x3 mm for fixing the main chassis with M4 screws. Then he laid all the wires and secured them.
Front swivel stand.
I made the main chassis a simplified one of 2mm spokes, since I went over the weight of the model and had to save on everything. 
For ease of transportation, the keel is removable. Pins are glued into the base, fixed in place with a strip of tape
General view of the model. the windows of the passenger compartment are drawn with a marker through a stencil, and a strip of narrow tape is glued on top.
The first flights were carried out in the field. I adjusted the model, got to know it better, "felt" its character. I liked the model right away, from the first flight - very easy to control, predictable, no tricks! The only drawback is that it turned out to be somewhat heavier than planned. I calculated that the flight weight would be around 1050 ....... 1100 grams. Didn't keep up with it, it turned out to be 1250 grams. As a result, the thrust-to-weight ratio dropped from the planned value of 0.85 to 0.72. Not enough, of course, although in principle, this is not aerobatics, but for a quiet flight it is quite enough.
After test flights in the field, I allowed myself to conduct flights on the Embankment in the presence of spectators.
Special thanks to grandson Dima for good video shooting!
I wish all colleagues success in their work and soft landings!
Not so long ago we talked about models in the interior, using the example of sailboat models on a large scale. Today we'll talk about airplanes. Or rather, about large models of large (and beautiful) planes, which can also decorate your apartment.
History of supersonic passenger liners interesting and dramatic in itself. Domestic Tu-144 and French-English Concorde combined many advanced technical solutions, and their operation was difficult and far from profitable. The history of these machines is also darkened by a number of disasters. 14 Concordes in 27 years carried more than three million passengers, delivering them from England to the United States in just over three hours (a record flight from London to Boston took 3 hours 5 minutes 34 seconds).
The Revell model is a repackaging of the French Heller model released in 2004. The box and the model itself are striking in size (length finished model 86cm, you still need to find a place for such a monster). The detailing and docking of the model is quite good, although the assembly of the model will cause certain difficulties due to its size. The kit also includes a stand, in case you decide to assemble the model in flight configuration. The collapsible bow can be assembled in the lowered and retracted position.
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