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Celebrating
the 30th anniversary of the first commercial flight of
Concorde |
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Concorde was the only supersonic passenger airliners to
enter commercial service and it did so 30 years ago -
in 1976.
Concorde
had a cruise speed of Mach 2.02
(around 2,170 km/h or
1,350 mph) and a maximum
cruise altitude of 60,000 feet Scheduled flights started on
January 21, 1976 on the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
The U.S.
Congress had just banned Concorde landings in the US, mainly
due to citizen protest over sonic
booms, preventing launch on the coveted transatlantic routes.
These concerns over sonic booms and the 'damage' allegedly
caused by them (although never proven scientifically or otherwise)
may have been caused by America's lack of success in building
their own equivalent airliner.
Eventually permission was granted and Concorde flew the lucrative
London-New York route.
The average flight time on the transatlantic routes was just
under 3.5 hours. Up to 2003, both Air France and British Airways
continued to operate the New York services daily. Additionally,
Concorde flew to Barbados's
Grantley Adams International Airport during the winter holiday
season and, occasionally, to charter destinations such as Rovaniemi,
Finland.
On November 1,
1986,
a chartered Concorde circumnavigated the world in 31 hours and
51 minutes.
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123025
Concorde Transatlantic Record watch, edition of 1,996
Actual diameter 33mm
Stainless steel analogue-digital watch and band
Precision Concorde looks
1 year guarantee
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123049
"Concorde
- the final salute" limited edition print hand-signed
by Capt. Les Brodie, edition of 1,980
Each print is hand signed by Capt Les Brodie who piloted
Concorde on her last ever flight
Actual size framed 580mm x 480mm
Edition of 1,980 prints - the year this Concorde came into service
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123024
"Concorde
- the High Flyer" limited edition
print hand-signed by John Lidiard, edition of 1,976 includes
a genuine piece of tail-section
Actual size framed 540mm x 520mm
Each one is signed and numbered by the artist
Each one is also hand signed by Flt Engineer John Lidiard, the last surviving
member of the maiden flight crew
Each also includes a piece of metal from the tail-section of Concorde
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101348
Concorde luxury in-flight passenger folio
Each folio is an original as given to Concorde passengers
Includes items of stationery embossed with the Concorde
logo
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123052,
053, 054, and 055
Concorde Captains four stripes Signet ring, edition of
1,996
18 carat gold plated sterling silver with four stripes
of gold plate on black enamel
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X Large = ring size Z = 22mm diameter or 69mm circumference Add
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123056,
057, 058, and 059
Concorde Captains four stripes
diamond ring, edition of 1,996
9 carat gold ring with 20 diamonds in the four stripes
of the design (5 in each)
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123050
"Concorde - simply the best" limited edition print
hand-signed by 7 Concorde captains, edition of 1,950
Each print is hand signed by seven different Concorde
Pilots - Les Brodie, Peter Horton, David Leney, Jock Lowe,
David Rowland, Steve Wand, Brian Walpole
Actual size framed 610mm x 530mm
Edition of 1,950 prints hand numbered and signed by the artist
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123066
"Concorde - coming home" limited edition print
hand signed by Capt Jock Lowe, edition of 3,950
Each print is hand signed by Capt Jock Lowe Concordes
longest serving pilot
Actual size framed 500mm x 390mm
Edition of 3,950 prints hand signed and numbered by the artist
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