Air France Concorde attempts round-the-world speed record.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 15, 1995--Air France Concorde Flight 1995 today lifted off at exactly 11:49 a.m./p.m. from Runway 13R at JFK International Airport here, heading eastbound east·bound adj. Going toward the east. eastbound Adjective going towards the east Adj. 1. round-the-world with the objective of arriving back at JFK in a record-breaking 32 hours 44 minutes elapsed time e·lapsed time n. The measured duration of an event. Noun 1. elapsed time - the time that elapses while some event is occurring . If successful, AF1995 will shatter shat·ter v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters v.tr. 1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. 2. a. two existing records; the Concorde's own westbound time of 32 hours 49 minutes 3 seconds set Oct. 12-13, 1992, and the previous eastbound record of 36 hours 8 minutes 34 seconds set by a Gulfstream IV
The Gulfstream IV (or G-IV) and derivatives are a family of private jet aircraft produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics company based in Savannah, Georgia, United business jet Feb. 26027, 1988. Flight AF1995, dubbed the Coors Light Concorde, is scheduled to return to JFK tomorrow, Aug.16, touching down at 8:44 p.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT . The flight plan calls for a scheduled flying time of 23 hours 24 minutes to traverse a distance of 25,448 statute miles, at an average speed of 1,088 mph, with six refueling stops: Toulouse, Dubai, Bangkok, Guam, Honolulu, and Acapulco. The record-setting elapsed time includes ground activity at the six stops: time spent at the gate (a total of 7 hours 20 minutes) and time to taxi in and out (20 minutes at each stop, total 2 hours). Manning the controls from JFK was veteran Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde Concorde captain Michel Dupont, joined by a copilot and flight engineer as well as six flight attendants. Cockpit crew will be relieved by a series of backup crew members traveling on board AF1995 for the entire journey, while the flight attendants will be rotated on and off at selected stops. The 98 passengers on this historic flight include 48 winners of the Coors Light Memorial Day sweepstakes, a doctor, an observer from the record-sanctioning Federation Aeronautique Internationale, and representatives from the sponsor, Coors Brewing Company; the organizer, Concorde Spirit Tours, and NatCom Marketing (both of Miami). As is customary during the Concorde's daily flights between New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Paris, AF1995 will normally cruise at an altitude of about 60,000 feet. Except over land, the cruising speed cruising speed n → velocidad f de crucero cruising speed n → vitesse f de croisière cruising speed cruise n will be Mach 2, or approximately 1,350 mph. Note to Editors: Interviews with crew members and passengers will be possible when AF1995 returns to JFK tomorrow, Aug. 16, at the International Arrivals Building. A special area immediately outside U.S. Customs will be designated for interviews and picture-taking. Credentialed media should plan to arrive by 8 p.m. to be in position for the landing. Additional Contacts: Port Authority of New York & New Jersey: Tom Middlemiss, 718/244-4375; Concorde Spirit Tours: Donald L. Pevsner, 305/233-3337; Coors Brewing Company: Ed Van Den Ameele, 908/548-1155. CONTACT: Air France Bruce Haxthausen, 212/830-4482 |
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