Sud Aviation Super-Caravelle (project)
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The Sud Aviation Super-Caravelle was a French conceptual design for a medium-range supersonic airliner developed in the early 1960s that later contributed to the joint Anglo-French Concorde program.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sud Aviation Super-Caravelle | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept aircraft design
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supersonic airliner project ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | supersonic transport (SST) ⓘ |
| aircraftType | medium-range supersonic airliner ⓘ |
| airframeConfiguration | slender delta wing ⓘ |
| airlineMarketTarget |
European medium-haul routes
ⓘ
trans-Mediterranean routes ⓘ |
| collaborationContext | Franco-British supersonic transport studies ⓘ |
| contributedToProgram | Anglo-French Concorde program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| designFeature |
afterburning engines (planned)
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area-ruled fuselage ⓘ high-altitude cruise ⓘ ogival delta wing concept ⓘ |
| designGoal |
commercially viable supersonic transport
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reduced flight time on medium-range routes ⓘ |
| designOrganization | Sud Aviation design bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designPhase | conceptual design only ⓘ |
| designPhaseOutcome | superseded by joint Concorde configuration ⓘ |
| designRange | medium range ⓘ |
| designRole | conceptual basis for French contribution to Concorde ⓘ |
| developer | Sud Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStartDate | early 1960s ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early European SST concept leading to Concorde ⓘ |
| influenced | Concorde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedCruisingSpeed | supersonic ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
civil airliner
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| manufacturerPredecessor | Sud Aviation Caravelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sud Aviation Caravelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPrototypesBuilt | 0 ⓘ |
| programCancellationReason | integration into joint Anglo-French SST project ⓘ |
| programOutcome | merged into Concorde design effort ⓘ |
| programType | government-industry research program ⓘ |
| propulsionType | turbojet ⓘ |
| regulatoryContext | French government-sponsored SST studies ⓘ |
| relatedCompany | Aérospatiale (later successor to Sud Aviation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedIndustry | French aerospace industry ⓘ |
| relatedProject | BAC 223 (Concorde British design studies) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
cancelled project
ⓘ
never built ⓘ |
| successor | Aérospatiale–BAC Concorde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyContribution |
aerodynamic data for Concorde
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structural design concepts for Concorde ⓘ supersonic performance studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1960–1962 (approximate study period) ⓘ |
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