Vintage Concorde Links of London Solid Sterling Silver Key Ring & Box
A stunning solid heavy silver (not hollow!) keyring depicting a repousse image of Concorde and is fully hallmarked. It comes with its original box and velvet pouch. It is in excellent condition, I don't actually think it's been used
It measures approx. 8.3cm long overall and weighs approx. 28 grams
This is Golden history of aviation and this particular image is one of the most recognizable images of an iconic supersonic Concorde airplane. Whether you are looking for a special gift with a difference or interested in aviation memorabilia – this is a perfect choice.
Please note that I have listed separately a Concorde 14ct solid Gold miniature coin Bullion; vintage Letter Opener, Sterling Silver cufflinks and Sterling Silver rare badge/pin/brooch and a Pen Holder (Sorry! Sold). Have a look, when you have a minute. Thank you.
Your enquiries are always answered with pleasure. Happy to combine postage, where possible, and you are still benefiting from old postage prices, as I have not increased them.
Maiden
voyage to Toulouse - 2 March 1969
Speed
2,385 km/hour (to USA in 3 hours)
Some facts to know:
Role
Supersonic transport
National
origin
United Kingdom and France
Manufacturer
BAC (later BAe and BAE
Systems)
Sud Aviation (later
Aérospatiale and Airbus)
First
flight
2 March 1969
Introduction
21 January 1976
Retired
24 October 2003
Status
Retired
Primary
users
British Airways Air France
Produced
1965–1979
Number
built
20 (Inc. 6 non-commercial aircraft)
Program cost
£1.3
billion
More interesting info:
The Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde is a British–French turbojet-powered
supersonic passenger airliner that was operated until 2003. It had a maximum
speed over twice the speed of sound, at Mach 2.04 (1,354 mph or 2,180 km/h at
cruise altitude), with seating for 92 to 128 passengers. First flown in 1969,
Concorde entered service in 1976 and continued flying for the next 27 years. It
is one of only two supersonic transports to have been operated commercially;
the other is the Soviet-built Tupolev Tu-144, which operated in the late
1970s.[8][9]
Concorde was jointly developed and manufactured by
Sud Aviation (later Aerospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC)
under an Anglo-French treaty. Twenty aircraft were built, including six
prototypes and development aircraft. Air France (AF) and British Airways (BA)
were the only airlines to purchase and fly Concorde. The aircraft was used
mainly by wealthy passengers who could afford to pay a high price in exchange
for the aircraft's speed and luxury service. For example, in 1997, the
round-trip ticket price from New York to London was $7,995 ($12.7 thousand in
2019 dollars),[10] more than 30 times the cost of the cheapest option to fly
this route.[11]
The original programme cost estimate of
£70 million met huge overruns and delays, with the program eventually costing
£1.3 billion. It was this extreme cost that became the main factor in the
production run being much smaller than anticipated. Later, another factor,
which affected the viability of all supersonic transport programmes, was that
supersonic flight could only be used on ocean-crossing routes, to prevent sonic
boom disturbance over populated areas. With only seven airframes each being
operated by the British and French, the per-unit cost was impossible to recoup,
so the French and British governments absorbed the development costs. British
Airways and Air France were able to operate Concorde at a profit, in spite of
very high maintenance costs, because the aircraft was able to sustain a high
ticket price.
Among other destinations, Concorde flew
regular transatlantic flights from London's Heathrow Airport and Paris's
Charles de Gaulle Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York,
Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia and Grantley Adams International
Airport in Barbados; it flew these routes in less than half the time of other
airliners.
Concorde won the 2006 Great British Design Quest,
organised by the BBC and the Design Museum of London, beating other well-known
designs such as the BMC Mini, the miniskirt, the Jaguar E-Type, the London Tube
map and the Supermarine Spitfire. The type was retired in 2003, three years
after the crash of Air France Flight 4590, in which all passengers and crew
were killed. The general downturn in the commercial aviation industry after the
September 11 attacks in 2001 and the end of maintenance support for Concorde by
Airbus (the successor company of both Aerospatiale and BAC) also contributed to the retirement.
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