A new addition part to our museum
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- il y a 2 jours
- 2 min de lecture
Thanks to the TARANTOLA family
A few weeks ago, Pierre Grange, president of APCOS, put us in contact with the family of Yannick TARANTOLA, who offered to let us come and collect a reformed Concorde axle that Yannick had wanted to transform into a base for a dining room table.
To begin, here are a few pictures of the recovery last Thursday:
We often pass by the wheels of our SA, but the piece is impressive…
All means are good to move this "beautiful piece" including the method of the pyramid builders, wooden logs... and it worked, with difficulty but it worked well.
Some dimensions: Length 1.80m, width 1.20m, but we'd rather not tell you the weight… HEEEAAAAVVVVYYYY.
A little over an hour later we take our leave of Mrs. TARANTOLA and thank her for this photo report…
Now it's time to talk about who Yannick TARANTOLA was.
Air France aircraft engineer tragically disappeared one evening in November 2022 on his way home from work at Roissy airport.
Here is his story:
Born in 1969, certainly a sign of his future: the year of the first Concorde flight, followed by its first supersonic flight on October 1st, and the Apollo 11 moon landing.
In 1984, he entered the Air France training school, class of 1984-1987.
June 16, 1987: Obtained his vocational certificate (CAP).
June 20, 1987: Received his aircraft mechanic qualification, specializing in T2 turbo engines, and began his career at Orly Airport.
Enlisted early in his military service from October 1, 1988, to September 30, 1989, he was assigned to Air Base 136 Friedrichshafen with the Helicopter Combat Regiment (RCH) and attained the rank of Chief Brigadier.
Upon returning to civilian life, he was assigned to Roissy CDG as an A300-A310 aircraft technician and subsequently to ME-QN Concorde division (Our friend Sébastien produced a very well-documented article on our site about this department which he visited in 1997).
Main trips for and with Concorde:
1992 as a mechanic and pre-takeoff controller in Guam.
1994 during stopovers for the Concorde speed record attempt.
August 17, 1995 Bangkok, round-the-world record attempt.
August 23, 1995 Los Angeles-Las Vegas-Dallas-New York-Washington.
September 26, 1995 Marrakech.
October 26, 1996: Munich, supersonic flight.
December 19, 1995: Casablanca, pilot training.
October 3, 1996: Guam, World Golf Tour, Easter Island.
February 13-19, 1997: Singapore, Dubai.
April 17, 1997: World Golf Tour.
May 31, 2003: Advanced Technician Diploma in Supersonic Flight.
18/07/2003 Ferry of Concorde F-BVFB, dismantling and installation at the Museum of Technology in Sensheim.
2003/2005 Boeing 777-200/300 Technician.
2005/2022 Boeing Long-Haul Aircrafts Controller at CDG Airport.
After a day's work, while riding his motorcycle home, Yannick died on October 1, 2022, at 11:15 p.m., struck by a car on a small road in the Oise department. He was the father of four daughters and the grandfather of Sacha, his grandson whom he briefly had time to know.
Our sincere thanks to his father, Francis, for his help in retracing Yannick's career.
For those who read the language of Molière and Rousseau.
To conclude, with the permission of Pierre Grange, here is a link to APCOS Review 47
A BIG thanks again to the TARANTOLA family and to Pierre GRANGE.
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