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    FUSELAGE DOORS & WINDOWS

    Concorde has a series of Passenger Doors, Service Doors, Baggage Compartments & Miscellaneous Doors, this section also covers the Flight Deck Door. The external windows of Concorde must withstand a temperature variation of from approximately -50 deg C to approximately 117 deg C at the aircraft supersonic cruising speed. They are manufactured from the toughened glass, and are double-glazed with the exception of the flight deck windshield and visor panels. Click on the links below for further details

    Description of the Fuselage Doors

    Description of the Fuselage Windows

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