Take in the wonder and magnitude of the record-breaking Concorde Alpha Delta G-BOAD, the only British Airways Concorde on display in the Northeast.
The Concorde is a product of Anglo-French cooperation. When the Concorde entered Air France and British Airways’ transatlantic service in 1976, it was the only operational supersonic passenger transport in the world. With a crew of nine, the Concorde could fly at 1,350 mph (2,150 kph) at an altitude of 60,000 ft (18,181 m), high enough for its 100 passengers to see the earth’s curvature.
This aircraft, serial no. 100-010 (G-BOAD), first flew on August 25, 1976. Concordes crossed the Atlantic Ocean in under three hours, or less than half the time of any other jetliner flying that route even today. Environmentalists’ protests prevented its supersonic use over the United States and limited airport operation. Then, a crash upon takeoff in July 2000 grounded the fleet until 2001. The Concorde flew VIP passengers until 2003, when both airlines retired their fleets from service. This airplane is on loan from British Airways.
Eric Boehm is the Museum’s longtime aviation and aircraft restoration curator, while contributing to space programming and content. He was previously a first sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.
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