£10,000 - £20,000
± Concorde An Original Concorde Development Mock-up An important and historic full-scale wooden mock-up that once stood in the assembly hall at Filton, where Concorde was built. This development model was transported direct from BAC, Filton, Bristol. This model was important in deciding the final layout of the flightdeck. Input from the airline pilots and the Concorde test crews was crucial to the safe operation of the aircraft. The design philosophy of keeping flight deck procedures as near as possible to those used in a conventional aircraft had a major bearing on the flight deck layout, the complimentary comments received from airline pilots during the flight-testing phase proved that the designers’ aims had been met. Mock-ups of cabin layouts were of particular importance to the sales team, enabling them to show prospective customers the interior layout of the passenger cabin furnishings The "Concorde Experience" a full scale display and promotional model of the front fuselage section of the aircraft, internally fitted with the flight deck and forward passenger cabin seat rows. The manufacturers had this model built to help familiarise potential purchasers with the layout, instrumentation and capabilities of this revolutionary aircraft. The display includes the aircrew models in period style uniforms and a display of Concorde products and utility items used on the aircraft. A bulkhead has been added concealing a sixth row of seats at the rear of the display. Access stairs to front portside doorway included with the lot, additional stairway leading to the War Gallery included if required. 23 meters approx overall length. The exhibit is in good overall condition , internally it appears complete, externally much of the fuselage which is timber skinned is hidden behind structures such as built in display cases, certainly at the rear of the fuselage on the planes right side the outer skin is not present but the internal structure is complete where visible. On the underside where viewable the fuselage is supported on a lifting cradle, the cradle is not complete with some cross members cut out withhin a storage area under the exhibit , these timber frames may need to be reinstated before the fuselage can be moved, the whole cradle sits on brick pillars , these may require removal but not certainly. - This lot will be subject to an additional VAT charge of 20% on the hammer price
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