A glittering chocolate sculpture of the world-famous Concorde Alpha Foxtrot – the last of the iconic supersonic jets to be built, and the last to fly has been unveiled by Metro Mayor Dan Norris .

The mouth-watering chocolate sculpture, which stands at 6ft (2m) long, is going on display alongside the much larger real-life jet at Aerospace Bristol later this month.

It is all part of the sweet arts project celebrating Bristol's inspiring history and culture funded by Mayor Norris's West of England Mayoral Combined Authority. The iconic airliner is one of five objects to be sculpted in Fairtrade chocolate that have been chosen to tell the story of the city.

The others include a ship's wheel from M Shed, and the largest chocolate button in history at Glenside Hospital Museum. They're all being wrapped in gold foil and displayed with the original pieces within the much-loved attractions who have signed up to the project. Two more chocolate objects will be announced later in the year.

Metro Mayor Dan Norris said: "West of England residents can feel rightly proud about our region's astonishing aviation achievements - something that's showcased and celebrated at the brilliant Aerospace Bristol. With its iconic pointed nose and sonic boom speeds, Concorde is probably the famous jet of all time - one designed, built and made by Bristolians, and other West of England residents.

 "I'm delighted to celebrate this by showing off this supersonic chocolate creation, all part of a brilliant project celebrating the fascinating history around some of the objects and places that define this most extraordinary city – told through everyone's favourite sweet substance".

The chocolate jet represents Bristol's aeronautical heritage. Filton, just north of Bristol, and where Aerospace Bristol is based, bills itself as the British spiritual home of Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic plane that crossed the Atlantic in less than three hours on the edge of space. The planes were built and maintained there by Bristolians and other West of England workers.

Artist behind the project Luke Jerram said: "Concorde is an iconic piece of design, no doubt about it. And the whole point of Edible Histories is to talk about the famous items, collections and objects that make the city I'm proud to live in what it is today.

"Although, I have to say, with the climate crisis being the number one issue of our time, and considering it produced more pollution per passenger-mile than any other commercial aircraft in history, it's certainly a good thing this Concorde jet will remain on the ground!"

Sally Cordwell, CEO of Aerospace Bristol added: "This summer, Aerospace Bristol will be celebrating The Art of Flight, with visitors invited to make, draw, and explore their creative side. This fantastic sculpture is sure to get people thinking about where art meets engineering, so we can't wait to put it on display for visitors to enjoy, and hopefully be inspired to create aviation-themed artworks of their own."

The Chocolate Concorde will be on display at Aerospace Bristol from 30 June through to October. In October, the artwork, along with the other four objects will be brought together for the first time as part of a free public event in Bristol city centre whereby they will be broken up and distributed to local foodbanks. Details about this public event will be announced later this year.

Concorde, which cruised at twice the speed of sound, was made by British Aerospace and Aerospatiale. It completed its first flight from Toulouse in 1969 and made its final supersonic journey in 2003.