Adenstar Construction – London Heathrow

During a period of exceptionally high winds, the relatively complete version of Concorde on the apron at LHR was actually trying to take off!

Having had the mighty Olympus engines and a good deal of the engineering kit removed, it was now extremely light. This, coupled with its breath takingly efficient fuselage and flight surfaces design meant that if the wind speed was sufficient and in the correct orientation, it was actually generating lift.

To keep it safe and dignified, a quantity of massive 7.5 tonne roadplates were carefully positioned underneath, so that provision could be made to hold it down fast.