Q 01/05

Concorde was jointly built by manufacturers from which two countries?

A) Britain and the United States

B) Britain and Germany

C) France and Italy

D) Britain and France

Answer · why

D) Britain and France

Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation shared the work under a 1962 treaty that carried heavy penalties for cancellation.

Q 02/05

On what date did Concorde make its first flight, from Toulouse?

A) 2 March 1969

B) 31 December 1968

C) 21 January 1976

D) 9 April 1971

Answer · why

A) 2 March 1969

The Soviet Tu-144 had beaten it into the air by two months.

Q 03/05

Who piloted the French-built prototype 001 on Concorde's maiden flight?

A) Jacques Guignard

B) André Turcat

C) Brian Trubshaw

D) Jean Franchi

Answer · why

B) André Turcat

He took it supersonic for the first time on 1 October 1969 and later founded France's national air and space academy.

Q 04/05

Which test pilot flew the first British-built Concorde from Filton to RAF Fairford on 9 April 1969?

A) Brian Trubshaw

B) Roland Beamont

C) Eric Brown

D) John Cochrane

Answer · why

A) Brian Trubshaw

Both prototypes were shown to the public together at the Paris Air Show two months later.

Q 05/05

How many Concordes were built in total?

A) 24

B) 32

C) 28

D) 20

Answer · why

D) 20

Two prototypes, two pre-production, two development aircraft and 14 production airframes; 18 survive on display.