Aerospace Bristol in Filton is inviting families along on Saturday 26 November to celebrate the anniversary of the final of Concorde. The event will include demonstrations of Concorde’s droop nose, a model Concorde activity for children and parts of the aircraft open to show Concorde’s inner workings.
Concorde’s nose could be ‘drooped’ so that the flight crew could see the runway while taxiing, taking off and landing. To mark the anniversary of the last ever landing, Aerospace Bristol will be demonstrating the droop nose for visitors on Saturday at 11:00 am and at 1:07pm – the exact moment that the iconic supersonic jet touched down for the final time in 2003.
Concorde Alpha Foxtrot was the last to be built and the last ever to fly. The last flight of the revolutionary aircraft took place on 26 November 2003, when Concorde Alpha Foxtrot flew from Heathrow to Filton Airfield via the Bay of Biscay, soaring over Clifton Suspension Bridge as thousands of Bristolians looked to the skies to see her fly one last time.
Alongside the droop nose demonstrations, Aerospace Bristol will be opening Concorde’s engine bay doors and fuel panel, with knowledgeable volunteers on-hand to offer extra insight into the amazing engineering that made Concorde possible.
Meanwhile archive footage of Concorde will be shown in the museum’s theatre and younger visitors can enjoy aiming and throwing a model Concorde glider underneath the real thing.
All activities are included free with museum admission and tickets include free return visits for 12 months. Find out more about Aerospace Bristol at aerospacebristol.org.