Concorde prototype 001 F-WTSS
Concorde 001, registered F-WTSS, was the French prototype assembled at Sud Aviation in Toulouse and the first Concorde to fly. Its extensive instrumentation supported the flight-test programme; after 397 flights and 812 flight hours, it was handed to the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace on 19 October 1973.
Identity
- Aliases
- Concorde 001F-WTSSFrench Concorde prototype
- Name
- Concorde prototype 001 F-WTSS
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Concorde 001, registered F-WTSS, was the French prototype assembled at Sud Aviation in Toulouse and the first Concorde to fly. Its extensive instrumentation supported the flight-test programme; after 397 flights and 812 flight hours, it was handed to the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace on 19 October 1973.
- First Flight Date
- 1969-03-02
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 31, 2026 at 23:32:21 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 23:32:21 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1973-10-19
- Serial Number
- 135201
- Vehicle Code
- F-WTSS