Concorde Pilots Chair - What should I do?
Posted by Jamesaflacey@reddit | aviation | View on Reddit | 10 comments
I inherited a pilots chair from a Concorde. My Dad used to fly it a ton and he passed it onto me. I believe it's the only privately held one there is. What do you guys think I should do with it? Apparently it's worth a lot. I attached a pic.
bouncypete@reddit
Maybe contact the Technik Museum Sinsheim
Whilst there are a number of museums around the world that have a Concorde on display, I believe this is the only place in the world where you can see a Concorde and a TU-144 Concordski next to each other. They have a number of Concorde parts on display, such as wheels, brakes, engine parts and galley equipment. The seat will suit that display, rather than being a random part on its own.
CaptainZloggg@reddit
I was told that the development costs for these chairs, when amortised over the number of chairs made, made the cost £8 million per chair!
jay_in_the_pnw@reddit
I'm just brainstorming here, but here's my general idea, I think you could do this in your garage, turning it into a tracked mobility chair with articulating arm. It would really be one of a kind.
https://imgur.com/a/M4FmaCc
Comrade-Lucas@reddit
That would make the start of a killer flight sim rig, if you don’t want it can I have it 🥺
Jamesaflacey@reddit (OP)
haha, so true. We were thinking of selling it.
Comrade-Lucas@reddit
Fair enough, out of curiosity how much do you plan on selling it for?
Jamesaflacey@reddit (OP)
someone loosely appraised it at $100,000. Not sure about that though.
jaimi_wanders@reddit
France and Britain as well as US on this list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_museums
LPNTed@reddit
I would see if there's a museum that will lease it from you, or talk to an accountant about any advantage you can get by "loaning" it to a museum.
Jamesaflacey@reddit (OP)
That's actually a really cool idea, would love it to be able to serve a purpose and that could help us out too.