Post by Taxigirl on Nov 26, 2003 10:08:37 GMT
;DConcorde is due to make its final flight on Wednesday morning, when the last of the fleet to leave Heathrow makes the journey to Bristol.
Thousands of well-wishers are expected to turn out to see the aircraft land at Filton Airport, where it was built.
The plane is due to leave London at 1130 GMT, flying out across the Bay of Biscay and then to Bristol, where she is set to land soon after 1300 GMT.
It will be the last of the seven BA Concordes to arrive at its new home.
Huge crowds
Once at Filton, Concorde will be back at its birthplace, where it will be on permanent display.
The first British prototype took off from the airport in 1969.
On Wednesday Concorde will hit supersonic speeds over the north Atlantic, and fly past the airport before landing in front of what are likely to be huge crowds.
British Airways is keeping the full flight plan under wraps for security reasons.
But the airline has issued a rough guide to the jet's route, to allow fans to decide where to watch the historic landing from.
Lap of honour
Pilot Les Brodie will perform a lap of honour above Bristol from about 1245 GMT, flying over Portishead, Clevedon and Weston-super-Mare, Bristol Airport, Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Downs.
One of the most popular viewing spots is expected to be the Clifton Suspension Bridge, but only 600 people will be allowed on to the structure to watch the flypast.
Police also said Filton Airport will only be accessible to people with tickets for the special event.
They said the best place in the city to see the flypast will be the Downs.
Supersonic travel
On Tuesday another of the fleet was floated to its new home on board the aircraft carrier Intrepid in New York's Hudson river.
One Concorde will stay at Heathrow, probably at the new Terminal Five which is currently under construction.
Others will be at Manchester Airport and the Museum of Flight near Edinburgh.
The remaining resting places are the Museum of Flight in Seattle and Grantley Adams Airport in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Concorde ended three decades of supersonic travel in October.
