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Concorde 002 first took off in April 1969 and following seven years of extensive supersonic testing, her last flight was made to the Fleet Air Arm Museum Yeovilton in July 1976, where she is preserved in one the Museum’s four exhibition halls. Concorde 002 was the second prototype of this Anglo-French aircraft. She was assembled in Britain and made her maiden flight from the British Aircraft Corporation's plant at Filton, Bristol on the 9th April 1969. The first French prototype Concorde 001 flew from Toulouse, France a month earlier on the 2nd March 1969. The main purpose of Concorde 002 was to act as a test and development aircraft for the fleet of 16 Concordes that were to be built for Air France and British Airways. Concorde 002 on display at the Museum Concorde 002 first achieved supersonic speed on the 25th March 1970 when she reached the speed of Mach 1.15; she hit her maximum speed of Mach 2.05 (approx 1,350 mph) on the 7th October 1971. On completion of her test programme she arrived at RNAS Yeovilton in July 1976, and was placed on permanent display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum. This marked the end of her test career, which lasted seven years but was the start of a glorious second career, educating the British public on a marvel of modern technology. |
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Fleet Air Arm Museum. RNAS Yeovilton. Somerset
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| Author | Ian Kirk from Broadstone, Dorset, UK |
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