These incredible photos show the inside of one of the world's most famous passenger jets - the Concorde.
The Concorde 102 F-WTSA prototype was the first to cross the Atlantic and land in America but instead of being held up as an icon it has sat in a French airport for more than a decade.
However, plans are not afoot to have the jet restored to its former glory and British donors are digging deep in their pockets to help this once great plane brought back to life.
Although it will not be used for flying, it is hoped the jet will be kept for posterity.
French urban explorer Marc Askat was able to spend three hours inside this retired test plane in France at the Delta Museum in the Orly Airport outside Paris.
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He said: “This is the first Concorde to have crossed the Atlantic.
“Here you can see the inside of one of the most famous supersonic planes in the history.
“This aircraft is the prototype Concorde, used to demonstrate the safety of the security systems of the project with test flight above France and UK.
“It is not exactly like other Concorde planes in terms of the design and interiors because it was only made for testing.
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“After its last flight the Concorde was parked near a hangar at a Orly Airport near Paris, almost like a guardian of the place.”
The aircraft was developed jointly by the British and French governments who later funded British Airways and Air France to buy the planes.
Concorde made its first flight in 1969, and commenced commercial flights in 1976. It was decommissioned in 2003.
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Reaching speeds of one 1,349mph, the plane could fly from London to New York in around three hours - which knocked off half the time of a subsonic passenger plane doing the same journey.
However, this round-trip would cost £6,000.
This aircraft was the fourth ever built and one of its sides was painted with Air France colours and the other with British Airways to symbolise the joint effort in building this machine.
It was also the first to be built to what became the permanent dimensions of the Concorde fleet. It visited the US for the first time when it landed in Dallas, Texas on September 20th 1973 in three hours and 33 minutes.
“Even if some Russian investors are currently working on a ‘Concorde Comeback’ program, I can say that this one will not fly again,” said Marc.
“This particular model has been designed especially for testing, and even if a conversion was possible it would be really expensive.
“I hope the Russian investors will make Concorde fly again as soon as possible, I want to go back to New York in a classy way.
“I saw this aircraft many times at the back of an airport.
“One of my friends introduced me to member of the association that is working on this beast, and they let me visit it with some friends.
“When people see these images they are amazed. They can't believe that I put my ass on a Concord pilot seat.”
