On 10th January 1973, at Toulouse, France, Concorde F-WTSA made her maiden flight — becoming the first French pre-production Concorde to take to the air.

By this stage, Concorde was already an international engineering statement. But prototypes prove concepts. Pre-production aircraft prove reality.

F-WTSA carried refinements that moved the programme closer to commercial service. Systems testing intensified. Performance validation deepened. Every flight narrowed the gap between experimental aircraft and operational airliner.

This was not just another test flight — it was a declaration that supersonic passenger travel was approaching maturity.

In her understated house colours, F-WTSA represents Concorde in transition: no longer purely experimental, not yet a scheduled transatlantic icon. She stands at the threshold moment.

The JC Wings 1:200 release (KJ-Concorde-131) captures this important chapter with fine detailing and elegant proportions that mirror the real aircraft’s razor-sharp delta profile.

For collectors, F-WTSA tells a different Concorde story — not the glamour of New York and Heathrow, but the determination of Toulouse and the long hours of flight testing that made supersonic service possible.

Due April 2026.