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loncorde CONCORDE TIMELINE Date 14 October 1947 195642 29 November 1962 January 1963 June 1963 1963 1966 11 December 1967 2 March 1969 9 April 1969 1 October 1969 4 November 1970 17 December 1971 28 July 1972 10 January 1973 6 December 1973 13 February 1974 9 October 1975 5 December 1975 19 December 1975 14 January 1976 21 January 1976 24 May 1976 22 November 1977 Jan 1979-May 1980 December 1977 13 January 1980 22 October 1980 25 July 2000 15 August 2000 January 2001 17 July 2001 5 Sept 2001 7 November 2001 10 April 2003 31 May 2003 27 June 2003 24 October 2003 nber2003 Event Chuck Yeager pilots rocket-propelled Bell X-1 through the sound barrier Independent studies into supersonic transplants by UK and French companies Anglo-French agreement on supersonic aircraft development signed in London Concord(e) name first applied Pan American places first commitments (six options officially cancelled in 1973) Air France places order commitments BOAC (later British Airways) places order commitments Prototype 001 rolls out in Toulouse. Options reach 74 from 16 airlines. Concorde name agreed Prototype 001 makes first flight from Toulouse, with Andre Turcat at the controls British Prototype 002's maiden flight from Filton, flown by Brian Trubshaw Concorde 001 is the first to fly supersonic Concorde 001 is the first to reach Mach 2 Maiden flight of first pre-production aircraft - BAC-built Concorde 101 Air France and BA place firm orders for four and five aircraft respectively Maiden flight of French pre-production Concorde 102 First production aircraft, Concorde 201, flies from Toulouse First BAC-built production aircraft, Concorde 202, flies from Filton France issues certificate of airworthiness (CofA) UK issues CofA First delivery to Air France (F-BVFA) First delivery to BA (G-BOAA) Air France and BA launch commercial services to Rio de Janeiro and Bahrain respectively First commercial services to Washington DC (Dulles) First commercial services to New York (Kennedy) Braniff operates joint services with Air France and BA between Dallas and Washington DC BA and Singapore Airlines operate joint services from London to Singapore (and Jan '79-Nov '80) BA takes delivery of its seventh and final Concorde Air France takes delivery of its seventh, and the 14th and final production Concorde Air France Concorde (F-BTSC) crashes on take-off from Paris, and Air France grounds fleet French and UK authorities announce withdrawal of CofA - BA grounds fleet Details of Concorde's return to flight modification package revealed First modified aircraft - BA's G-BOAF - makes test flight from Heathrow French and UK authorities approve modifications and restore CofA Air France and BA resume commercial flights to New York Decision announced to ground Concorde in 2003 Air France operates last commercial services Last Air France Concorde flight - Paris-Toulouse delivery to museum BA operates last commercial services Last BA Concorde flight? HISTORY 5 January 1976 13 February 1976 19 December 1975 14 January 1976 8 April 1976 30 September 1976 3 August 1976 6 December 1976 26 March 1977 20 July 1977 19 September 1978 6 February 1980 22 October 1980 13 June 1980 Remarks otype. Flew 2 March 1969. Preserved Le Bourget pe. Flew 9 April 1969. Preserved Yeovilton UK pre-production aircraft. Flew 17 December 1971. Preserved Duxford French pre-production aircraft. Flew 10 January 1973. Preserved Paris Orly First French production aircraft. Flew 6 December 1373. Preserved T First UK production aircraft. Flew 13 February 1974. Stored Filton Air France. Destroyed in Paris crash 25 July 2000 British Airways. To be preserved in Manchester* First Air France delivery. Preserved Washington DC First British Airways delivery. Stored Heathrow Air France. Preserved Sinsheim Museum, Germany British Airways. Stored Heathrow Air France. Preserved Toulouse BA. Singapore Airlines colours 77-80. To be preserved in New York* Air France. Broken up 1994 British Airways. To be preserved at Museum of Flight in Seattle Air France. Preserved Le Bourget British Airways. To be preserved in Barbados* Air France. To be displayed at Paris CDG British Airways. To be preserved at Filton* • subject to change www.flightinternational.com FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL 21-27 OCTOBER 2003 35
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