Aerospatiale Concorde House Livery Die-Cast Model

This was the first Concorde ever flown.

Second completed pre-production Concorde and fourth off the production line, this aircraft flew for the first time on January 10th, 1973. Registered F-WTSA, it was painted with the markings of Aerospatiale France and the British Aircraft Corporation. Making several record-setting flights in the next few years, F-WSTA demonstrated the impressive speed of Concorde, travelling coast to coast and continent to continent. Most notable of these demonstrations, F-WSTA took off from Boston Logan Airport at the same time as an Air France Boeing 747 departed Paris, landed in Paris, stayed for around an hour, then landed back at Boston Logan before the 747 arrived at the same destination! Decommissioned in 1976, F-WSTA is now on display at the Musée Delta Athis Paray Aviation in France.

Features:

• Authentic paint scheme, engraved panel lines, printed decals, antennas, and surface details
• Retracted or deployed landing gear
• Display stand included
• Configurable “droop-snoot” nose
• Adjustable reverse-thrust engine nozzles
• Measures 12.5”l with a 5” wingspan at 1:200 scale
• Officially licensed

History and Specifications:
Introduced to British Airways and Air France duties in 1976, with first flights occurring in the following months, the Concorde made history with supersonic speeds and luxurious services. Setting the record for fastest transatlantic passenger flight in 1996, the Concorde required just 2 hours, 52 minutes, and 59 seconds for New York JFK to London Heathrow. Reaching a top speed of just over Mach 2, the revolutionary Concorde is one of just two aircraft to operate passenger routes beyond the speed of sound. Powered by four Rolls Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 engines, the Concorde boasted more than 152,000 lbs. of thrust with afterburner and could takeoff at a maximum weight of 408,000 lbs. Following just under 30 years of operation, the incredible aircraft was retired from service in April of 2003.