Was the transatlantic crossing for Concorde too short to reach optimal cruising altitude?
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When listening to Gander/Shannon ATC on shortwave, you could hear Concorde communicate its planned flight levels at longitudes from 20 West till 50 West. What I remember is that it would continue climbing to, say, flight level 570 at 30 West and then descent. So, it seems that it never reached cruising altitude, it would climb until halfway on the Atlantic and then start to descent again.
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edited Nov 13 at 21:44
Ari Brodsky
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