who made concord
Concorde – the famous supersonic airliner – was not made by a single person or company, but by a joint British–French effort between governments, aircraft manufacturers, and engine makers.
Who “made” Concorde?
If by “who made Concorde” you mean the real-world supersonic passenger jet:
- It was a joint project between the United Kingdom and France , formalized by an Anglo‑French treaty in 1962 to share the cost and risk of developing a supersonic transport.
- The airframe (the main body and wings) was designed and built by:
- British Aircraft Corporation (BAC), later part of British Aerospace, in the UK.
* Sud Aviation in France, which later became Aérospatiale.
- The engines (Rolls‑Royce/Snecma Olympus 593) came from a partnership between:
- Rolls‑Royce (UK),
- SNECMA (France), building on earlier work by Bristol Siddeley and Snecma in the early 1960s.
So in simple terms: Concorde was made by BAC and Sud Aviation/Aérospatiale for the airframe, and Rolls‑Royce plus SNECMA for the engines, under a UK–France government partnership.
Key players at a glance
| Part | Who made it | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Overall project backing | UK and French governments (Anglo‑French treaty, 1962) | United Kingdom, France |
| Airframe (structure, wings, fuselage) | British Aircraft Corporation (later British Aerospace) | United Kingdom |
| Airframe (structure, wings, fuselage) | Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) | France |
| Engines (Olympus 593) | Rolls‑Royce (building on Bristol Siddeley) | United Kingdom |
| Engines (Olympus 593) | SNECMA | France |