Before British Airways’ Concordes returned to service in 2001, the fleet received its last and most elegant cabin re-fit, to take them into the 21st century. In this issue of Mach 2, Concorde aficionado Paul Evans tells the story of this unique design project, known as Project Rocket.
Following the end of Concorde services in 2003, most of the aeroplanes were sent to museums to go on display. However, one each remained at Concorde’s “home” airports: G-BOAB at Heathrow in the UK, and F-BVFF at Paris–Charles de Gaulle. The French aircraft was mounted on stilts so he could be easily seen by everyone in and around the airport. Mach 2 thanks Hubert Protin of French Concorde organisation APCOS for his article describing this operation.
Mach 2 also reviews Sonic Boom, the fascinating new memoir by Fred Finn, Concorde’s most frequent passenger, and Concorde Watch brings news from the museums around the world.
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