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Flown Elevon from the Concorde Sierra Delta

No reserve

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

flew 14,058 hours (BTSD).


made of aluminium and titanium alloy, honeycomb structure, white lacquer finish

 

210 x 150 x 35 cm; 82 ¾ x 59 x 13 ¾ in

 

 

Souvenirs du Concorde, Christie’s Paris, 15 November 2003, lot 105 (15 275€).

In 2003, Air France decided to sell Concorde components, including an elevon from F-BTSD, also known as Sierra Delta, to fund its foundation. This Concorde is now preserved at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace (Air and Space Museum) at Le Bourget and holds the record for the fastest east-to-west commercial flight, set in 1992 and then again in the opposite direction in 1995.