A Droop Nose Uplock Jack manufactured by British Aircraft Corporation in Weybridge, UK. ‘Two interconnected groups of components are arranged to provide the normal and standby sequenced operation of the visor and droop nose. The visor “group consists of a shut-off valve, normal and standby selector valves, an up-lock and the visor actuating jack. The up-lock and jack are mounted in the droop nose and the selector and shut-off valves in the forward equipment compartment.The nose group consists of an actuator made up of two side by side mounted jacks, twin up-lock units and lock selector valves.’ Find out more information at the Heritage Concorde website: https://www.heritageconcorde.com/nose–visor-hydraulic-systems
Status: Handed over to Heritage Concorde & British Airliner Collection for restoration efforts. More information can be found here: https://concordecollectables.com/droop-nose-parts-handed-over-at-duxford/
