British Airways Concorde Supersonic Jet Returns Home To Museum After 7-months Restoration

British Airways Concorde Supersonic jet returns home to the Intrepid Museum in New York after 7-months restoration.

For 27 years, the Anglo-French Concorde, the world’s only commercial Supersonic aircraft, was the ultimate luxury in air travel.

The Concorde Supersonic jet fleets were retired in 2023 three years following the crash of Air France Flight 4590.

Of the 20 aircraft built, 18 remain in good condition. Many of them are on display at museums in UK, France, US and Germany.

A British Airways Concorde Supersonic jet has finally returned home to the Intrepid Museum in New York seven (7) months after it was removed for some restoration at Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Footage of its journey back to the Intrepid Museum in New York shows the beautifully-restored British Airways Concorde supersonic jet atop a barge as it travels along the Hudson River.

After a trip lasting approximately two hours, the Concorde was lifted off the barge by a 300-foot crane and returned to Pier 86 for display. According to Intrepid Museum, tours of the Concorde will resume on April 4, 2024.

“The months-long restoration project included removal of the aircrafts paint coating, sanding, and recoating, using the same colors and markings that made Concorde a true aviation legend,” the museum said in a statement.

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For 27 years, the Anglo-French Concorde, the world’s only commercial Supersonic aircraft, operated by British Airways and Air France, was the ultimate luxury in air travel.

The turbojet-powered jet had a maximum speed of Mach 2.04 (1,354 mph or 2,180 km/h) at cruise altitude, which is over twice the speed of sound. In comparison, regular passenger planes travel at between 500 and 600mph.

But in 2003, Air France and British Airways announced they would be retiring their Concorde Supersonic jet fleets, three years after the crash of Air France Flight 4590 in which all passengers and crew were killed.

Of the 20 aircraft built, 18 remain in good condition. Many of Anglo-French Concorde Supersonic jets are on display at museums in the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Germany and Barbados.

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