Originally Posted by MacBoero
I didn't know sidestick tests were done on Concorde. Was that testing for Airbus, or a rejected idea for Concorde?
It was strictly testing for Airbus when the A320 started to loom on the horizon.
Not sure which aircraft it was (can look it up if you're interested), but it was either F-WTSA (02) or F-WTSB (201).
It would have made little sense to retrofit it on Concorde, too far into production already.
But since Concorde was already flying at that time with mature fly-by-wire/electrical signalling, it was a logical choice for the tests. It was fitted only on one side for the trials, the other side retained the conventional controls.
CJ
PS : according to a quick check on other sites, it was F-WTSB (201), the French certification aircraft, now on display at Toulouse Blagnac.