Nighthawk79
June 11, 2003, 07:16 AM
As far as I heard the AF Concordes hoing to the following museums:
All five Air France Concordes will be ferried to those locations to
be preserved:
• Paris CDG airport, France
• Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, Le Bourget, France
(apparently the ferry flight will take place during the upcoming Le
Bourget air show)
• Technik Museum Speyer, Sinsheim, Germany,
• Airbus, Toulouse, France (for their future aeronautical park)
• National Air and Space Museum, Washington, USA (Smithsonian
Institution).
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Nighthawk79
June 12, 2003, 07:51 AM
A friend send me more informations about the AF Concordes:
On June 12th and 14th, Air France will deliver Concorde F-BVFA to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. and Concorde Sierra Delta to Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace in Le Bourget
Friday June 12th 2003, F-BVFA will take off from Roissy CDG for the last time heading to Washington D.C. Jean-Cyril Spinetta, President and CEO of Air France will welcome on board Gilles de Robien, French Minister of Transport, former Air France Presidents, former Concorde Chief pilots, as well as Robert Van der Linden, Concorde exhibition curator. This aircraft will be delivered to the National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian Institute).
F-BVFA is the oldest Concorde in Air France fleet. She’s having construction number 5 and entered active duty on December 18th 1975.
« Air France is specially proud to offer this aircraft to the National Air and Space Museum of Washington », declared President Jean-Cyril Spinetta. «From 1989, the Airline took stand to give F-BVFA to this famous museum, among the most visited in the world. Materialization of this commitment will allow Concorde to be seen and admired by the majority of people Moreover, All Air France teams are happy that Concorde, who never stopped reaching France to United States, may be able to start a new career across the pond.»
Saturday June 14th 2003, Concorde F-BTSD of Air France will take off at 10h00 LT of Roissy for the last time heading to Le Bourget. Before landing in Le Bourget round 12h00LT, she will fly over Atlantic Ocean. Then, General Marc Alban, Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace Director will welcome Jean-Cyril Spinetta, President of Air France, who will officially deliver to the museum this exceptional aircraft.
In fact F-BTSD (construction number 13) who entered active duty on May 9th 1980 holds the biggest number of records: commercial speed record around the world facing west in October 1992 and the record around the world eastbound in August 1995, three years later. She made 11 round the world trips. This Concorde, better known as Sierra Delta weighs 930 kg less than the heaviest Concorde, she so uses less kerosene, which explains her performances.
«It’s an honour for Air France to deliver F-BTSD, aircraft with multiple records, to Le Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace », declared President Jean-Cyril Spinetta. « This aircraft, especially emblematic, has as her duty to be display in one of the biggest and most famous aeronautic museum. Concorde is part of the aeronautic heritage and so Air France owe to offer her a second life, in particular through her display in Le Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace. »
Hereunder are the last planned flights of Air France Concorde’s:
12JUN03
AF4386 (F-BVFA) CDG 10H00Z IAD14H10Z (delivery to National Air and Space Museum – Smithsonian Institute)
14JUN03
AF4404 (F-BTSD) CDG 08H10Z LBG 09H55Z (delivery to Le Musée de l'Air et de l’Espace)
24JUN03
AF4406 (F-BVFB) CDG 08H30Z FKB10H45Z ( delivery to Auto und Technik Museum Speyer Sinsheim - Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden )
27JUN03
AF6903 (F-BVFC) CDG 08H30Z TLS10H15Z (delivery to EADS-Airbus)
Docent75
June 12, 2003, 05:36 PM
NASM got their's today. Wind was from the South, so they landed on 18 and didn't go over Hazy Center on final.