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This cutaway model of a British Airways Concorde supersonic jetliner is on display at the London Science Museum. As a joint venture between Sud Aviation/Aerospatiale of France and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC), it was meant to promote Franco-British relations, and was ultimately only flown by the British and French national airlines, despite other airlines expressing interest. The model shows one of the problems with the Concorde: the narrow fuselage, which could only fit 2+2 seating, restricted the capacity to about 120 passengers, and therefore kept the plane unprofitable. In contrast, the double-decker wide-body Airbus A380 jumbo jet can carry over 500 passengers.

Description
This cutaway model of a British Airways Concorde supersonic jetliner is on display at the London Science Museum. As a joint venture between Sud Aviation/Aerospatiale of France and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC), it was meant to promote Franco-British relations, and was ultimately only flown by the British and French national airlines, despite other airlines expressing interest. The model shows one of the problems with the Concorde: the narrow fuselage, which could only fit 2+2 seating, restricted the capacity to about 120 passengers, and therefore kept the plane unprofitable. In contrast, the double-decker wide-body Airbus A380 jumbo jet can carry over 500 passengers.