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Prototype Concorde on display at Musée de l'air at Le Bourget. This iconic aircraft first took to the air on 02 Mar 1969 at Toulouse-Blagnac in the hands of André Turcat, Concorde’s chief test pilot, accompanied by Jacques Guignard, Henri Perrier and Michel Retif. It was also the first Concorde to go supersonic on 01 Oct 1969, holding Mach 1.05 for 9 min, again flown by Turcat.

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F-WTSS - Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde - Aérospatiale

[1600px] View from the back of the cabin equipped with measurement cabinets of the prototype of the Concorde

Eric Verplanken F-WTSS
1,530 4 0 Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde
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Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 variable-geometry exhaust nozzle on the first Concorde prototype

DARA ZARBAF F-WTSS
1,848 11 1 Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde
F-WTSS - Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde - Aérospatiale

Karlo Mudri F-WTSS
2,508 1 0 Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde

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Arjun Sarup LY7701
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Prototype Concorde on display at Musée de l'air at Le Bourget. This iconic aircraft first took to the air on 02 Mar 1969 at Toulouse-Blagnac in the hands of André Turcat, Concorde’s chief test pilot, accompanied by Jacques Guignard, Henri Perrier and Michel Retif. It was also the first Concorde to go supersonic on 01 Oct 1969, holding Mach 1.05 for 9 min, again flown by Turcat.

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F-WTSS - Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde - Aérospatiale

[1600px] View from the back of the cabin equipped with measurement cabinets of the prototype of the Concorde

Eric Verplanken F-WTSS
1,530 4 0 Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde
F-WTSS - Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde - Aérospatiale

Rolls-Royce/Snecma Olympus 593 variable-geometry exhaust nozzle on the first Concorde prototype

DARA ZARBAF F-WTSS
1,848 11 1 Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde
F-WTSS - Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde - Aérospatiale

Karlo Mudri F-WTSS
2,508 1 0 Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde
N8277V - Boeing 767-2Q4 - TransBrasil

Kurt Kolb N8277V
278 3 0 Boeing 767-2Q4
F-WWDD - Airbus A380-861 - Airbus Industrie

Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace

Antonio Velasco (MAS Aviation Press) F-WWDD
436 5 0 Airbus A380-861
F-BTSD - Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde - Air France

Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace

Antonio Velasco (MAS Aviation Press) F-BTSD
365 3 0 Aérospatiale/British Aircraft Corporation Concorde
HB-JHR - Airbus A330-343 - Edelweiss Air

A wet morning departure for “Chäserrugg” from Rwy 14 at SSRIA

Arjun Sarup HB-JHR
245 0 0 Airbus A330-343
V-190 - Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero - Japan - Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN)

Aft section on display at the Planes of Fame Air Museum

Arjun Sarup V-190
510 3 0 Mitsubishi A6M3 Zero
LY7701 - British Aerospace BAe 125-800A - Private

Radar flight trials aircraft on static display at Aero India 2023 carrying the name “Virupaksha” on the nose, a reference to the all-seeing Lord Shiva

Arjun Sarup LY7701
551 8 0 British Aerospace BAe 125-800A
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