deicer Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 For those looking for that special something... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-48598190 Auction of Concorde nose cone to take place in Northamptonshire 11 June 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share Image copyright Humbert & Ellis Auctioneers Image caption Auctioneer Jonathan Humbert said said the nose cone was a hugely exciting item A rare piece of aviation history will be up for grabs when a nose from test specimen of a Concorde passenger plane goes to auction next week. The 25ft (7.5m)-long "droop" nose cone is currently in Kansas City, Missouri, housed in a specially-built glass unit. A guide price of between £200,000 and £300,000 has been set by auctioneers in Towcester, Northamptonshire. Concorde's last commercial flight took place on 23 October 2003. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Concorde's commercial operational life was between 1976 and 2003 The cone, which dates from the late 1960s, was last sold in 1995 out of the collection of aeronautical collector Wensley Haydon-Baillie. It comes complete with pilot's visor and internal hydraulic rams for its operation. A 11ft (3.35m) tall cone auctioned by the same auctioneers sold for £63,000 in February last year. Auctioneer Jonathan Humbert said the auction "has already generated global interest". The auction will take place on Thursday, 20 June. Media captionA tour inside the last ever Concorde to fly Concorde facts Concorde was born out of separate French and British projects which joined forces in 1962 Its first flight took place on 2 March 1969 from Toulouse Concorde successfully completed its first supersonic flight on 1 October 1969 Its fastest speed was twice the speed of sound - 1,350mph (2,180km/h) The first commercial flights took place on 21 January 1976 when British Airways flew from London Heathrow to Bahrain and Air France from Paris to Rio The record transatlantic crossing was 2hrs 52mins 59secs The Concorde crash near Paris on 25 July 2000 killed 113 people and grounded the planes for a year BA and Air France announced the plane will be retired in 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Making some space in my mother in law’s room. Let the bidding begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 22 minutes ago, blues deville said: Making some space in my mother in law’s room. Let the bidding begin. I know where you may be able to acquire a main landing gear leg, although the town of Roissy may have something to say about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 27 minutes ago, Rich Pulman said: Been there, seen that. It’s along my jogging route. I walked past it several times in 2009. No jogging though - the knees can't handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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