Concord Power Plants: A Description of the Bristol Siddeley/S.N.E.C.M.A. Olympus 593 Installation in the British Aircraft Corporation/Sud Aviation Supersonic Airliner

Abstract

THE B.A.C./Sud Concord supersonic airliner which was the subject of an official agreement signed by Mr Julian Amcry, the British Minister of Aviation, and His Excellency M. GcoiTroy dc Courccl, the French Ambassador, on November 29, 1962 , will be powered by four Bristol Siddeley Olympus Mark 593 turbojets. These engines are being developed and manufactured jointly by the Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation (S.N.E.C.M.A.) and Bristol Siddeley Engines Ltd. While Bristol Siddeley Engines will be responsible for the actual engines, S.N.E.C.M.A. is developing the reheat system, final nozzle and thrust rcverscr.

Citation

(1963), "Concord Power Plants: A Description of the Bristol Siddeley/S.N.E.C.M.A. Olympus 593 Installation in the British Aircraft Corporation/Sud Aviation Supersonic Airliner", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 35 No. 4, pp. 100-101. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb033715