FedEx Concorde SST Desktop Airplane Desktop Wood Model Regular Free Shipping

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This pre-sale model is
Made-to-Order
, which has a production period of 1 month. Production will start upon receipt of confirmed order and payment. Please buy only if you can wait for 1 month production and 2-3 weeks shipping time from Manila, Philippines. Our warehouse inventory is fast moving so we may have stocks for immediate shipment. if not, since we have our own factory, we can make one for you in a month.
This magnificent and Museum-Quality crafted
Concorde SST FedEx Airplane
WOOD MODEL
is finely handmade from kiln-dried Wood Mahogany and skillfully hand-painted by gifted artists.
It is 12.00" in Length, with 5.00" Wingspan, weighing 0.44 pounds, and a package weight of about 2.20 pounds.
The picture shown in this listing is part of a set of photos we are using as reference for the production of the models. Each model comes with a wooden stand.
Direct from our highly gifted Craftsmen & Artists, Each model is Individually Sculptured and Painted by hand, Not Mass-produced and there is No Reserve!
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MyAsianArt is an Art & Antiques Gallery based in Manila, Philippines promoting historical items & featuring local skilled artisans and painters specializing in high quality ARTWORKS (HAND-PAINTED Oil Paintings and Sculptures), model ships, model planes & toy models and Handicrafts from Asia. We have been doing business WORLDWIDE for more that 8 years.
SHIPPING:
The model plane will be packed in a strong carton box with protective foam. Shipping & Handling Worldwide is FREE via Post Office Air Parcel Service. Shipping will be from the Philippines (2-3 weeks).
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The Concorde supersonic airliner, built jointly by France and Great Britain, to this day remains the only such supersonic plane to operate successfully in commercial service and has earned its prominent place in aeronautical history. For half a century, planebuilders flew their airliners at increasingly high speeds and altitudes. Concorde marked the limits of this trend, with the aviation industry subsequently returning to conventional jets rather than seeking newer frontiers.
The two governments hoped to build and have this plane ready for service in eight years. The cost to each nation was to be 4 million, or million per year. For this modest sum, the French might beat back America's domination of the sky, while Britain might forge important new ties to France and to Europe.
The first experimental Concorde took to the air in 1969. In 1972, the question arose in a serious way as to whether any airlines wanted to order the plane. Events soon showed that almost no one wanted it, for it was highly costly to operate. It achieved its high speed by burning fuel in vast quantities. Yet it spread its costs only over some 100 passengers per flight, which forced ticket prices to exorbitant heights.
By then the Boeing 747 was in service. It flew no faster than earlier jets such as the Caravelle, but its unprecedented size offered new comfort for travelers. It also carried up to 400 passengers, spreading its costs wider and lowering its ticket prices. Pan American World Airways was the world's largest international carrier and its management had embraced the 747 with enthusiasm. But in 1973, it rejected the Concorde, declaring that it was too costly. TWA, another major international airline, rejected Concorde as well, citing "dismal economics." Significantly, these decisions came before the oil crises of 1974 and 1979, which greatly increased the cost of petroleum.
Before the crises, jet fuel cost 11 cents per gallon, and airline executives calmly expected to maintain this low price for decades into the future. By 1980, the price was a gallon. With a Concorde burning as much fuel as a 747, while carrying far fewer passengers, the effects were catastrophic. By 1982 a round-trip Concorde ticket between New York and Paris cost ,900. In 2000, it came to ,148.
Only 14 Concordes ever flew in commercial service. All of them served the national airlines, British Airways and Air France. They acquired considerable glamour. There was very great prestige in flying to Paris on a Concorde, and those who did it let their friends know about it. The flight was whisper-quiet. The windows were small but through them one could see a velvet-purple sky that brightened to a light-colored band near the horizon. Coastlines were as distinct as on a map. By looking closely, one might see the curvature of the Earth.
In total 20 Concordes were built between 1966 and 1979. The first 2 Concordes were prototype models, one built in France and the other in England. Another 2 pre-production prototypes were built to further refine design and test out ground breaking systems before the production runs, of only 16 aircraft in total, commenced in both countries.
The first production aircraft off each production line did not enter service but acted as a test bed for production techniques, airline training and further development work. They also paved the way for the granting of airworthiness certification as well as providing extensive route proving information.
In the end only British Airways and Air France purchased Concordes, with the airlines initially purchasing 5 and 4 aircraft respectively. The 5 surplus models were placed with the airlines in 1980 and eventually purchased for a nominal cost of ?1 / 1 Franc each at the end of the Concorde programme a few years later, as part of a multi million pound support costs deal. British Airways acquired the 2 unsold UK built aircraft, while Air France bought the 3 unsold French built craft. British Airways have a fleet of 7 aircraft while Air France had 5 aircraft. The British Airways Concordes have over 150,000 hours of flight time so far, which equates to nearly 50,000 flights,while Air France have over 105,000 hrs of flight time. The two prototypes, two pre production and one first production model are now on show in museums on both sides of the channel. The first British production Concorde is now owned by BA and used for spares.
Though flown in limited numbers, the Concorde has enjoyed decades of service. It has also set a standard for others to imitate. In Moscow, the firm of Tupolev built the Tu-144 airliner, which looked like a close copy. People called it the "Concordski." However, a Tu-144 went out of control and crashed at an air show in 1973. It returned to service but proved too costly and soon was withdrawn. ahs 1-24
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