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A PLANE fan is flogging a Concorde engine on eBay — for a sky-high price of £680,000.
The Rolls-Royce Olympus Turbojet engine comes with supersonic afterburner which powered the jet to a speed of 1,354mph.
At six metres long and three tons, it also has a mobile stand.
A sale note adds: “Not able to fly but perfect to dismantle and repurpose into collectable pieces of furniture of art.”
Concorde passengers would fly from London to New York in under three hours before British Airways retired the jet in 2003.
It was axed following the July 2000 crash of Air France Flight 4590 soon after take-off from Paris killing all 109 occupants and four on the ground.
The plane’s engines also sparked noise complaints among homeowners near airports.
Most Concordes remain on display in Europe and North America.
But aircraft enthusiasts now have the chance to own a piece of aviation history.
The seller, based in Farnborough, Hants, says the engine carries a BA signed certificate of authenticity, and must only be used for static display.
They add: “This engine was fitted on wing No.3 position on Concorde reg: G-BFKW number 214, (later changed to G-BOAG now positioned in the Museum of Flight Seattle, USA).
“This was the only engine BA sold which had the afterburner fitted and the engine serial number plate attached.”
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