G-BBDG

G-BBDG

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caption=Concorde "G-BBDG" in its new home at the Brooklands Museum on July 13, 2006.

G-BBDG (manufacturers serial number 202, known as Delta Golf) was the first British pre production Concorde built for evaluation testing. It was stored at Filton airfield from the mid-80s til 2003, when it was transported by road to the Brooklands museum in Weybridge, Surrey.

History

G-BBDG first flew on 13 February 1974. Its main uses were finalising the Concorde design before the other aircraft entered passenger service and certification prior to Concorde entering passenger service.

There were some differences between this aircraft and the final production aircraft, such as a thinner fuselage skin. The aircraft was painted in British Airways livery throughout its testing period. The aircraft flew a total of 1282 hrs 9 mins. Its final flight was on 24 December 1981.

After the final flight, it was stored at Filton in a state of semi-airworthiness, where it could be returned to flight in two weeks if required. However this was never required and the aircraft was eventually bought by British Airways as part of a Concorde support buy-out.

The aircraft never entered service with British Airways, instead it was used as a major source of spare parts. A hangar was constructed on the Filton Airport to house the aircraft. Its tail was removed prior to being put in the hangar.

In 1995, another Concorde had its nose damaged in a handling accident at Heathrow airport. British Airways swapped this nose with the nose of the Concorde stored at Filton. As well as losing its nose and tail, other parts were taken, including its engines, landing gear and rear loading door.

Many times the aircraft has been considered for scrapping, but it has always been found to be useful. In 2001, it was used to test reinforced cockpit doors required for all aircraft after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

When all other Concordes were retired, the Brooklands museum inspected the aircraft and decided to accept it as a museum exhibit. The aircraft was cut up into 3 pieces and transported by road to the Brooklands museum site. The tasks of disassembling and reassembling the aircraft are being carried out by Air Salvage International (ASI). It was successfully restored and the museum has been running daily tours on the plane for the last 2 years (since summer 2006).

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