Mass of the (now retired) Concorde supersonic airliner

Mass of the (now retired) Concorde supersonic airliner (185,000 kg)

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If Mass of the (now retired) Concorde supersonic airliner (185,000 kg) was a standard unit ...

  • Mass of the Eiffel Tower (7.3 million kg)...more would be 40 x Mass of the (now retired) Concorde supersonic airliner
  • Mass of Gulfstream G650 business jet (45,400 kg)...more would be 1/4 of Mass of the (now retired) Concorde supersonic airliner
  • Mass of an old-style London bus (AEC Routemaster) (7,470 kg)...more would be 1/25 of Mass of the (now retired) Concorde supersonic airliner
  • Mass of lightest allowable Heavyweight boxer (90.8 kg)...more would be 1/2000 of Mass of the (now retired) Concorde supersonic airliner
  • Mass of heaviest Reticulated Python snake (75 kg)...more would be 1/2500 of Mass of the (now retired) Concorde supersonic airliner

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