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G-BSST
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1966 Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde Prototype C/N 002/13520Discuss this aircraft in forum |
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by Ingo Warnecke
by Ingo Warnecke
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| Manufacturer: | Aerospatiale-BAC |
| Model: | Concorde Prototype Search all Aerospatiale-BAC Concorde Prototype |
| Year built: | 1966 |
| Construction Number (C/N): | 002/13520 |
| Aircraft Type: | Fixed wing multi engine |
| Number of Seats: | 95 |
| Number of Engines: | 4 |
| Engine Type: | Turbojet |
| Engine Manufacturer and Model: | Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 Mk 610 |
| Registration Number: | G-BSST |
| Current Status: | Preserved |
| Delivery Date: | 1968-05-06 |
| Registration Cancel Date: | 1987-01-21 |
| Owner: | Fleet Air Arm Museum |
| Address: | , United Kingdom |
| Malcolm Clarke, 2012-06-28 14:08:29 | |
| Two prototype aircraft were used to expand the flight envelope of the aircraft as quickly as possible and prove that the design calculations for supersonic flight were correct. G-BSST (002) first flew on 9 April 1969 from Filton to RAF Fairford. Its last flight was on 4 March 1976 when it flew to the Fleet Air Arm Museum at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, England. It had made 438 flights (836 hours), of which 196 flights were supersonic. | |