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1. What makes this speed and altitudes so special Speed is something you can see on your instruments as well as in the virtual cabin but what about the altitude This is more or less the same but looking outside that makes the difference the sky is deep blue no it s almost black This is something you won t see when flying subsonic or at a maximum altitude of 42 000 feet If you re curious have a look to the following screenshots http www avsim com pages 0111 FltSimLab SST html 12 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site made it Mach 2 01 Wow and with FSX and that within a virtual environment Altogether can tell you that it was a great experience It wasn t easy to get it right but together with the tutorial succeeded Personally like the virtual cabin pictures that shows me the in cabin altitude but more important my Mach speed Further on the right hand picture is great too with the dark deep blue sky Although the rest of the cruise is just as impressive as the climb and the initial acceleration it s time to make the necessary preparations for our descent approach and landing at John F Kennedy airport You could wait for this but the tutorial will wake you up and warn you about all the work that has to be done Make yourself comfortable and keep the autopilot and auto throttle connected Don t think you can do it all since it s too much especially for your very first f
2. The Concorde is and stays in many ways an extraordinary model An extraordinary model because it looks and is totally different than what we re used to An extraordinary model because it flies Supersonic and an extraordinary model because it s fair to say that this is a well simulated replica of the original Concorde While saying this mean the external model virtual cockpit in particular the virtual business or first class cabin and not to forget the manuals including the tutorial You don t get the official Aerospatiale manuals but what Flight Sim Labs offers is a nice collection of useful didactical Concorde manuals and a well written tutorial Although I m very happy with the tutorial there are a few parts in it which are not always understandable in what you need to do Suppose that this is also applicable to you just leave a note at the forum and they will help you think it s also fair to warn you that your first flight won t be an initial success since this aircraft is not a default FSX one but a complicated add on model When I write complicated it doesn t mean you cannot master it It will just take a little more time than normal Also the use of the INS CDU is not something you expect and it could be that you have no experience with it at all except with FMS Knowing FMS doesn t mean you understand how to handle INS Dealing with INS is something you need to learn but don t worry there is the manual again helping you out You
3. photo realistic material could be wrong but can read the word Michelin printed on it By the way this is not only applicable for the tires but also for the rim Since we re here let s have a look at the engine cowling The engine cowling is as far as can judge again covered with digitalized material because of the presence of some placards and text Normally this is a problem with other vendors where zooming in on these tiny things not always results in sharp images Okay let s give you another example and that s the nose landing gear It looks a bit weird first of all it s a very tall slim landing gear and its location which is positioned far aft compared to the very long nose and it comes with two tiny tires And the same as we saw with the main landing gear highly detailed tires with Michelin inscription photorealistic rim and an awesome nose landing gear strut and not to forget the nose landing gear doors l II continue with my walk around check and via the tail l Il heading to the right hand wing and back to the nose gear This concludes the end of my virtual trip Up one of the stairs I ll pass via the virtual FWD cabin to the cockpit Not the entire virtual cabin is simulated but only the front part or to be precise business and or first class Via this area and the FWD pantry we enter the stretched cockpit I m aware that this is only visible when you enter the Virtual Cockpit but when you go for the 2D cockpit you won t se
4. can use the INS as the pilots did or you can use the quick and go option Again the http www avsim com pages 0111 FltSimLab SST html 15 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site tutorial will help you with this This is probably a model you might want to have and to park in your hangar but can assure you that the overall price and in depth simulated systems are worth having the model and flying it Additional information can be found at the Flight Sim Labs website where you can buy it for the price of 49 95 Should you have any questions and or remarks please feel free to contact me directly by e mail or leave a message at the AVSIM forum What I Like About Concorde X Extraordinary delta winged commercial aircraft with high potential Easy installers and with real simulated INS Well written and informative user manual as well as a detailed tutorial Real Concorde routes included Known from PMDG panel states can be saved for every ground or flight condition Realistic external model with an eye for detail e Nice looking 2D cockpit with many sub panels included Awesome fully functional Virtual Cockpit with realistic movable nose window A lot of effort is needed to fly it but when you ve mastered this baby you won t fly anything else Frame rates within limits to fly comfortably with the Concorde xX Price versus quality good Paint kit available for those who re interested Yo
5. haven t seen before or what s not correct or what could be better Enough of this cockpit l Il make a full turn back to the cockpit entrance to get access to the virtual cabin have to be honest the virtual cabin is rather limited Limited means in this case it s just the first and or business class that is Simulated That it is limited doesn t matter to me since what counts for me is the virtual cockpit and the external model The cabin is nice and that s it There is only one exception and that is the small cabin windows and the altitude Mach indicator That indicator is something we will see during our test flight from London to New York http www avsim com pages 0111 FItSimLab SST html 9 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site My in between conclusion covering the walk around check the cockpit impression and virtual cabin tells me that a lot of effort has been put into the creation of this historical model When want can find something but let s be honest it looks great think it s time to move on to the next section and that s our test flight To make it a little bit easier combined the test flight together with the tutorial mentioned this before the INS was for those days already a highly sophisticated piece of navigation means and together with the control display unit pilots were able to enter a maximum of nine waypoints Curious Let s move on to the next section Tes
6. when needed while staring at the respective panel Let s give you some more advice don t do it from memory or just by following the checklist See the tutorial not as a piece of paper but as an extended checklist While the tutorial follows the checklist there s a lot of background information added or important references that are given and links to the manual Enough about this time to follow the virtual flight crew and see how they are doing Oops you re the virtual flight crew Since I m part of the virtual flight crew and following the tutorial step by step don t see any surprises This means the tutorial http www avsim com pages 0111 FltSimLab SST html 10 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site is really written for every kind of flight simmer from beginner to the highly experienced Although not realistic but very handy is the possibility to start the engines with Ctri E On the other hand when you see it as a challenge you can still start the engines as they did it In that case you need to follow the tutorial together with the checklist After the pushback unfortunately there s no pushback truck simulated it s time to taxi to the runway can tell you that this is damned difficult That it is so difficult doesn t surprise me since you have more or less the same problem as with any other big airplane like the 747 or Douglas DC 10 MD11 Okay what s the problem then The coc
7. AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site AVSIM Commercial FSX Aircraft Review Concorde X Product I nformation Publishers Flight Sim Labs Description Supersonic add on aircraft http www avsim com pages 0111 FltSimLab SST html 1 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Download Size Format Simulation Type 322 MB basic package Download FSX 105 MB SP1 120 MB SP2 Reviewed by Angelique van Campen AVSIM Senior Staff Reviewer January 10 2011 French Speedy Gonzales This time a totally different aircraft a review about the Aerospatiale Concorde In many aspects the Concorde was and has been a different aircraft Not only because of its shape but also of her cruising speed Fortunately after the Paris accident Air France in conjunction with local authorities decided to stop flying this commercial aircraft You could ask yourself if today s aviation was ready for this kind of advanced and supersonic aircraft Whatever the real reason was and Is Flight Sim Labs decided to go for the Concorde X This aircraft is in many aspects very similar to certain PMDG or Leonardo SH products We at AVSIM are curious if this statement is correct Knowing already that this won t be an easy job to determine The Concorde X is not a regular airplane and although being a member of the commercial aviation world it needs to be controlled and monitored in her own way No there are
8. V A Inertial navigation system When you re ready with all the software installations you ll find under the Windows Start button a folder named Flight Sim Labs Ltd ConcordeX documentation The documentation folder offers the flying manual and tutorial The flying manual no more than 288 pages offers you all the information needed to master this beautiful aircraft and when I say ALL mean ALL The best way to go through this book is first to print it out and then you start reading it in combination with the FSX Concorde X This gives you the ability to learn and practice your skills on the Concorde flight deck By the way the tutorial is not just a tutorial It s a little bit like a user guide and it helps you via a step by step procedure through a simulated flight from London EGLL to New York KJ FK http www avsim com pages 0111 FItSimLab SST html 4 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site aprale ge TS m u m TA ie ces E Pepin Pea da Wichoom tu thi turuni ior Wolter is eclop for Die ref Urhu tarmei iA Uara Sanu l A noia E Coo TSY Sehip Wis leri al H laha Emag hsn edem eer tian T R E Gin iH Irei inn emam uma r raar T a e P d L a pe el E Db see sig uc ose Dees Dues ha iia EME Re EE E ae Cah Bo Ko 2 OE E E WORT Cee or Pie mr m k version 1 91 fm iro ear Pvight damais rar A few shots of the installation process Suppose you haven t got t
9. anel instrument panels flight engineers panels etc Ok the virtual model is of course different but together with digital material a realistic virtual cockpit is something you like or you don t like Very important when using digital material is the quality of the source files When the 3D designer has to make all those panels himself he or she can make it in his or her own way In his or her own way also means that s it s not always as real as you would like and it could be that the overall look becomes cartoonish On the other hand good digital material and thus high quality photo material is essential to create an as real as it gets virtual cockpit The Concorde virtual cockpit looks very realistic in my personal opinion but have to be honest there are a few parts where the digital material could be better would like to see an FSX virtual cockpit that looks as real as it gets but know that this is more or less impossible Anyway I m satisfied By the way creating an old virtual cockpit like this Concorde is not as easy as you think When these airplanes are still flying then there is always a possibility to make some updated real images Unfortunately the aircraft doesn t fly any more and although a few of them are still statically available making real photos is not as easy since the developer could live at the other side world and doesn t have access to them Entering the Virtual Cockpit via the cabin is different than with tod
10. ay s modern aircraft One of the reasons for this is the long corridor along all kinds of computer racks before access Is given to the actual cockpit Once we have reached the cockpit on our right hand side is the flight engineer s workstation It can be clearly seen and almost felt as to how small this area is Nonetheless all the panels seats upholstery floor carpet and whatever else gives a realistic impression http www avsim com pages 0111 FItSimLab SST html 8 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site The Concorde may be revolutionary for its time but the cockpit is full of old fashioned instruments and big switches Looking closely to all those instruments and switches the developers tried to create a 3D effect which worked out pretty well can write what want either you believe me or you don t believe me but the best is always to find real cockpit images on for example Airliners Net to compare them with When you have seen those and compare them with this Concorde X there s only one conclusion very realistic Real E EM Ne ea Se ey BSS ee eee as eel a pit m a i i se a z L I T ig Every screenshot tells you something something that s unique something about hidden features and more of those tiny details think when take my time staring for hours at all the individual switches instruments lights knobs selectors and handles will find something you
11. can hear the gears inside the panel turning This is only one sound example but there are many more In the meantime our Concorde X accelerates to a VMO of 400 knots and don t forget we ll still flying subsonic Later on during our flight we will move from transonic to supersonic sound Although not real this is indeed impressive since this is something you won t find from any other commercial passenger aircraft During our climb and speed changes it s a good moment to study the tutorial in advance where possible Flying supersonic is not something each flight simmer will do on a daily base therefore I m happy with the tutorial since it gives a very thorough description of Supersonic steps to follow Not directly related to it it seems that the tutorial is a reflection of the checklist sections and therefore each section is short informative easy to understand and makes the aircraft easy to handle There s also an option that we know from PMDG models and that s saving flight situations Anyway let s continue with our supersonic approach Approaching supersonic conditions is something unique even though it s FSX It s really awesome and requires close monitoring of the instruments since before you know it you have passed Mach 1 0 Yes I m aware that this aircraft can fly a little faster than Mach 1 0 but even passing this mark is extraordinary A little later during the flight we ve reached Mach 2 01 at an altitude of approximately 50 000 feet
12. e all this Mentioned before the cockpit is full with switches switches and even more switches You find switches on the overhead panel on the glare shield panel on the center instrument panel on the side panels and the flight engineer panel and whatever else I ve forgotten When you re grown up with modern aircraft like Boeing or Airbus you ll probably find it a mess and an unorganized area however this is how it was Let s keep it simple and let s first start with 2D cockpit http www avsim com pages 0111 FItSimLab SST html 7 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Via the FSX menu you ll find out that the 2D cockpit comes with lots of subpanels It s up to you which ones you want to use but you have enough choices to get a detailed view of certain sub panels As with other add on models the Virtual Cockpit will overwhelm you but before we continue let s first have a look to some 2D cockpits screenshots It s not much but believe me more is not needed since the Virtual Cockpit is the one you should fly with Although the frames of the 2D are slightly higher the VC gives you the real Concorde effect and the droopable nose and windshield effects For some reason this virtual cockpit of the Concorde isn t as normal as I ve seen with others Why is that It seems a lot of heavy duty material is used to create the overall cockpit and with that mean the side panels overhead panels center p
13. epending on the livery you choose you can either choose the captains or copilot seat No I m sorry there s no option to go for the flight engineer s seat Last but not least in the same folder you will also find an uninstaller but don t think additional information is needed to explain this Not available via the Windows Start button but only available via the FSX menu you have a Panel States and Load Flight option It s not my intention to go in depth discussing this since the manual offers full information about these options and sub options Worth to mention at this moment is the presence of a fuel and Aircraft Load program These programs are fully integrated in FSX and therefore directly active Regarding the Load Flight option we are dealing here with a Concorde X Preliminary flight Once loaded it seems you re parked at a gate at London Heathrow with of course British airways livery What just wrote is based on default London Heathrow scenery When you own Mega airport London Heathrow http www avsim com pages 0111 FItSimLab SST html 5 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site from Aerosoft you will be parked at gate 420 however not exactly on the parking strip It seems a small mistake but this has nothing to do with the Flight Sim Labs Concorde X This is a known problem with many more airport sceneries where there is always a mismatch between the default FSX scenery and add on scener
14. he latest DirectX on your PC this installation process will check it and if needed update it via Microsoft Although no screenshots are shown of the Service Packs the right hand screenshot shows you the installation of the integrated mounted Delco INS CDU What else is available The installer added some Concorde Routes Some of you probably have no idea which and what destinations this airplane was flying to In other words Flight Sim Labs offers you all the original routes the Concorde were flying These are not only British Airways routes but as expected also Air France s Acrobat files offer you all the necessary information like latitude and longitude which are later needed for the INS CDU Inertial Navigation System J ust a small note in the footer of these papers you will find copyrights SSTSIM 2005 which means that one of the developers was involved with the FS9 Concorde project The Flight Sim Labs Concorde comes with five liveries One of them is the Flight Sim Labs house colours Then there s one from Air France and 3 of British Airways Unfortunately there is no Aerospatiale house color of the first Concorde included Instead of this Flight Sim Labs offers their own livery preferred to see the other way around You are right there are no other airline liveries available and this is as real as it gets Since there were no other airlines around flying the Concorde there s no need to add other liveries Furthermore d
15. ight or decide to connect the autopilot and flight director A little bit later you connect the auto throttle Feel free to do what you want but remember you need to do a lot of things and you need to watch out for many other things In that respect it s better to follow the tutorial even during the climb If you feel confident you can always disconnect and see how it really feels flying this Concorde xX Now it s time to try it I m in my climb and most of the things are done so it s fine to get the real Concorde feeling really have http www avsim com pages 0111 FltSimLab SST html 11 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site no idea how it should fly but think can compare this aircraft with other sophisticated add on models like the PMDG 747 MD 11 and the Leonardo SH MD80 Maddog One thing ts for sure and that s the same with the previous models as well it s not an airplane where you quickly do the refueling add some payload and start the engines etc According to the tutorial and the settings made we re heading for an initial altitude of FL260 During this climb and the necessary settings made can tell you that switching knobs switches and whatever else offers a realistic sound Let s give you an example when you set at the AFCP Auto flight Control Panel to a new altitude and you close your eyes while selecting the Knob it gives you the feeling you re in the real Concorde You
16. kpit is situated far in front of the nose gear and making turns along the taxiways means you have to remember that your nose gear is approximately 10 meters behind you and that it could be that your nose is hanging above the grass while the actual nose wheels are still on the middle line of the taxiway In real pilots couldn t jump out to see where the nose gear was located but we can We can change to external view and continue with taxiing while turning the nose wheel and see when and how much we need to turn Before making the takeoff it s time to take a deep breath set the parking brake double check the checklist and if needed the tutorial Remember one thing the Concorde is not a fighter but once you commence takeoff there s no way back Your speeds increase rapidly and before you know you re airborne and then it goes faster faster and faster Okay you could use the pause button but that s not realistic so don t even think about doing this After you ve stopped in front of the runway lots of things should be done in a short time frame and although the virtual flight engineer is doing something for you he is not doing all the work since you are the pilot in command So let s put it like this practice on dry ground and write down the most important items for your initial climb to 10 000 feet After that s it doesn t mean you can relax but instead you can take half a cup of coffee or tea After takeoff you could either continue with manual fl
17. light Remember you are flying at higher speeds than normal and your cockpit view is totally different than you are used to compared to an ordinary Boeing or Airbus model As long as you follow the tutorial and please do that you will enjoy the rest of your flight Together with some real weather and real scenery entering the New York area from the Atlantic is a nice experience Together with some cloud formations and some external shots it s as real as it gets At the moment we are reaching final approach and without any doubt it goes according to the checklist and before know the wheels have touched American ground Finally there s our destination KJ FK or John F Kennedy International Airport The descent approach and final approach were spectacular Why Don t ask me or is it because succeeded my first Concorde flight Not sure what the real reason is but had a lot of fun during this trans Atlantic flight Not directly visible but I m heading for an ILS landing at runway 32R at KJ FK What s left http www avsim com pages 0111 FltSimLab SST html 13 of 17 1 1 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Where needed I ve discussed some sound issues although don t really know if the engine sound is the same as the real engines so that s something we need to believe Frame rates are not bad Ok that doesn t sound enthusiastic but don t expect to find extreme
18. ly high FPS The offered FPS on my PC ranges from 20 to 60 By the way that 20 was at Aerosoft s London Heathrow which is already a complicated airport by itself Overall FPS is good for a complicated aircraft with lots of cockpit systems simulated Some detailed information about the SP s would be welcome Find here a limited extraction or as they say it at Flight Sim Labs this list is indicative only several other small issues fixed too Ok here s the SP1 items External Model Default J etways now work Ctrl Beacons effects improved Virtual Cockpit EYEPOINT RESET Ctrl Space now works in VC Added Cabin Display Camera View Cabin Display Ground Speed now in MPH VC Yoke rudders trim now animated correctly on ground Pitch trim scale corrected 2D Panels AFCS armed unlit bitmaps now darker to contrast with when lit STEERING light now Red MECH JAM light now Red T O Mon button now lit when On ADI Pitch Index needle now more visible Various tooltips added improved Systems Autoflight bank stability issues resolved Thrust Specific Fuel Consumption now tunable via ini file Rudder effectiveness now dynamically controlled Fuel Burn tables updated Brake temp heat factor increased Parking brakes behaving erratically should now be fixed INS Ground speed correct on ground removed wind component Flight Model improvements Flying Manual Updated to SP1 sta
19. ndards Tutorial First release Simulator Save Load panel state and situation functionality improved Throttles sticking when under FSUIPC calibration fixed http www avsim com pages 0111 FltSimLab SST html 14 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Sounds Various F O calls added And here some detailed information about SP2 Performance Calculator added for eleven main Concorde airports Flight model improved according to BA tables Fuel Burn accuracy improved under non ISA conditions TURB mode functionality improved AP HDG wobble reduced significantly Localized location for non English situation files folder and finally Various smaller improvements For those who are willing to paint other liveries or in particular my wish the original Aerospatiale house livery they can download the free paint kit The paint is available via this forum link Summary Closing Remarks What else can add to this review can write what want can tell you things you ll probably never see or can tell you how it looks and how it flies but there is never anything better than showing you movies Since this model has already been a while on the market you will find a lot of movies at sites like YouTube I ll give you a small collection of what I ve seen but probably there s much more available Beyond the Sound Barrier Flight Sim Labs Concorde X Review Concorde X Startup
20. not yet any conclusions but can tell you in advance that it was worth reviewing this Flight Sim Labs Concorde X When you want an extraordinary model in your hanger then buying this model is worth every penny Some Concorde history The Concorde was a Supersonic passenger airplane Air France and British Airways where the only airlines who bought the Concorde Not surprising since the French and British governments subsidized the creation of this supersonic delta wing airplane Her French maiden flight was in 1969 with her last flight in October 24 2003 a result of the terrible accident at Paris The Concorde was unique since it could fly at a cruising altitude of 18 km approximately 59 000 feet with a speed of Mach 2 04 This is twice the speed of sound With these performances the Concorde could fly from London to New York in less than three hours For many reasons the Concorde was a luxury project from the French and British governments At a certain moment it had nothing to do anymore with commercial capacities Back in the mid 50s there were plans to develop a supersonic commercial plane The development wasn t as easy as everybody had hoped for Because of the French and British governments who took part in this project decisions where slowed down Another problem was having two production lines one in France and one in Britain which was and still is very unusual Despite all kinds of internal problems and political influences this C
21. ny systems are simulated and because of this you need HDD to learn all the ins and outs of this aircraft You and will learn that your virtual flight Single WD 1TB HDD engineer will do a lot of things for you as he did it in real aircraft Furthermore your co Windows 7 Ultimate X64 pilot is also doing a lot of things for you but here it s the same you still need to do a lot of Flight Simulator FSX SP2 things as the pilot flying Flight Simulator FS9 1 Saitek Pro Flight System The software installation including the Service Packs shouldn t give you any problems In Saitek X 65F other words it s a straightforward process Since the release of the initial software Flight TrackerIR Pro 4 Sim Labs has published additional Service Packs The service packs are not only there to TrackerClip Pro offer improvements and to solve known bugs or problems a tutorial was added with service pack 1 Flying Time 46 hours Just a shortcut follow the tutorial It s worth it A lot of effort was put into the making of this tutorial and it will help you for sure it helped me to understand fly and master this beautiful aircraft And please don t think that the tutorial is enough You absolutely need to read the basic manual and after that you can read and play with the aircraft Simultaneously Let s go back to the installation after you installed the basic package and the Service Packs a third installation is needed and that s the Delco Carousel I
22. off flight approach and landing Making my walk around check starting at the nose and heading aft via the left hand side can only come to one conclusion I m impressed about the available details and tiny things Since there s not so much to see about the Delta wing I m focusing on the engine cowlings and undercarriage oops landing gear FSX makes walk around checks together with special software as real as it gets and therefore can have a very close look of the main gear And then don t mean only the struts but also the tires hydraulic lines electrical wires etc This and a few other things gives me the feeling that we dealing with a highly realistic Concorde In that respect does the Concorde have something mysterious something from outer space No that s rubbish Delta wing aircraft are common in military models so why not in commercial aviation Let s first have a look to a few screenshots made during my walk around check http www avsim com pages 0111 FltSimLab SST html 6 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Is there a need to write something more about these screenshots Normally don t see any reason for that but let s give you one small example the tires of the main and nose wheels versus polygons The wheels or tires look very realistic and that means they are more or less round Looking closely to the main wheels even got the idea that the outside of the tire is made of
23. orporation between two countries was the predecessor of Airbus Industries which later became EADS European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company http www avsim com pages 0111 FltSimLab SST html 2 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site r X tile me E E wI FY Thee n T g Copyright Concorde SST Com LH picture At Blagnac Toulouse Airport Aerospatiale is proud to show to at least 1000 spectators and employees the very first Concorde F WTSS Because of her shape delta wing special powered engines and foldable nose it s a strange and extraordinary looking bird The abroad presentation was unfortunately not meaning that the Concorde was ready for her maiden flight Lots of things had to be done after this date before for her 1st flight RH picture Concorde prototype 002 G BSST made her first flight from the British airport Filton What s also applicable for the French model the Concorde had to prove to the commercial aviation world what and how she was Together with her strange looking wing and fuselage it wasn t an easy job to convince other airlines to buy the Concorde Both countries had due to the government influences lots of delays but finally the very first Concorde made her maiden flight on March 2 1969 Around a month later on April 9 from the British airport Filton the first British model took off The first trans Atlantic flight was around Septembe
24. r 1971 however regular flights had to wait until 1976 In fact the Concorde was no longer economical to fly This was because of the high fuel costs The Concorde offered European or American business people to fly to their destination do business and fly back to their own country in the same day Businesswise this was great but for ordinary passengers it was too expensive Too expensive because of the high fuel costs which resulted in ticket prices of approximately 11 000 each When the recession occurred and fuel costs increased even more both airlines decided to stop the trans Atlantic flights In fact this was the end of the Concorde Not only were fuel costs the major problem it was also beaten by the slower and much cheaper American Boeing 747 Lockheed L 1011 and the McDonnell Douglas DC 10 Series wide bodies http www avsim com pages 0111 FItSimLab SST html 3 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Installation reading reading and then flying The Flight Sim Labs Concorde X is not an add on airplane you can easily power up start Intel Core Extreme i7 965 the engines and do some checks all within a few minutes First of all the user needs to 3 2Ghz read the manuals They are well written informative and useful Not only useful but 6GB Tri Channel DDR3 1600Mhz should say a must to read EVGA GTX 285 For the Winner Triple WD VelociRaptor 300GB As far as possible within FSX ma
25. t flight EGLL to KJ FK or is it a tutorial flight As said before it s not really a test flight but a regular flight with British Airways from London to New York Testing the flight dynamics or flight characteristics is not easy at all may have a frozen PPL don t have an ATPL nor have been a Concorde pilot On the other hand it isn t difficult to find out if this Concorde flies like a default airplane or if it is hard to fly Then there s the question what s my definition of hard to fly For me hard to fly means that this aircraft is probably not doing what want won t say that the Concorde will do what the sim pilot wants but for sure need to put some effort into it to get it there when want Of course could connect the autopilot as quickly as possible after lift off as well as the auto throttle but then don t learn anything about how it flies studied more or less the whole manual before starting with the tutorial mentioned it before you could start straightaway with the tutorial without reading the manual but believe me that s not a good option Although this tutorial will help you a lot many times it refers to the manual In other words they expect you to read the manual before starting with the tutorial Since the tutorial is well written you ll find your way through it while busy with the New York preparations think it s a good moment to print out the tutorial This gives you the possibility to read it
26. u can find it at the FSL forum What Don t Like About Concorde X e No Aerospatiale Concorde house livery included http www avsim com pages 0111 FltSimLab SST html 16 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM AVSIM Online Flight Simulation s Number 1 Site Printing If you wish to print this review or read it offline at your leisure right click on the link below and select save as Concorde X adobe acrobat required Comments Standard Disclaimer The review above Is a subjective assessment of the product by the author There is no connection between the product producer and the reviewer and we feel this review is unbiased and truly reflects the performance of the product in the simming environment as experienced by the reviewer This disclaimer is posted here in order to provide you with background information on the reviewer and any presumed connections that may exist between him her and the contributing party Tell A Friend About this Review 2011 AVSIM Online All Rights Reserved http www avsim com pages 0111 FltSimLab SST html 17 of 17 11 01 2011 5 08 54 PM
27. y The FSX add on menu offers ground services which look very similar to PMDG menus You will also find Panel State options and a few others like cold and dark Concorde X preliminary ready for takeoff etc Flying or first the cockpit don t think it is a good idea to fly straight out of the box for the simple reason that we first need to read the manuals and second to explore the cockpit Even for me as a reviewer and ex professional ground engineer can t just power up the aircraft while sitting down in my cockpit seat and just go flying The 2D cockpit and the Virtual Cockpit offer a realistic look of how this supersonic aircraft was and can tell you it s beautiful and it looks very impressive with all those old fashioned instruments big switches and flight engineers panel The Concorde was and still is a super slim airplane and because of this and her delta wing there s not so much to see during a walk around check Although the engines are hanging underneath the wing fuselage section they are more or less mounted straight into the fuselage without a pylon as with all other modern airplanes Then of course there s the landing gear and that s it more or less Oops forgot something the strange drooping nose Why this strange drooping nose is added that s something we will see later in one of the sections but suppose forgot it there s always the manual that will help you out as to why this nose has different positions for take

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