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Just came back from Heathrow.... (Read 507 times)

Aug 17^th, 2003 at 5:46pm

Liam Offline
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I went to Heathrow with My sister as she had to find a Hotel. Anyway, on the way back we decided to get a McDonals Roll Eyes

So we got it in the Drive-thru and sat in the car park to eat it...while we was there I heard a really loud engine starting up....it was the concorde. Grin

I cannot believe just how loud it was, felt like the earth was shaking, some car alarms even went off! Shocked

Is it really noisy on them if anyone has ever been on one? ???

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Reply #1 - Aug 17^th, 2003 at 6:40pm

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I've had one take-off over my head at Heathrow one night (was visiting the girlfriends grandfather who lives on the flightpath).
Even my jeans were vibrating as it shot overhead with the dancing diamonds coming out the back.
Cool ain't it? Grin

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Reply #2 - Aug 17^th, 2003 at 6:50pm

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Very cool indeed....although I did think it was the end of the world. Grin

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Reply #3 - Aug 17^th, 2003 at 9:39pm

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I've flown on one, its mucho quieter in the airplane, kinda rough at times, but SUCH a sweet ride. Wink

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Reply #4 - Aug 18^th, 2003 at 12:07am

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I have stood 150 yds to the side (parallel with the numbers) of a main runway (23R YYZ) when a Concord departed......I had Wendy on my cel-phone at the time.....she said it was so loud she didn't need the phone to hear it and she was on Vancouver Island at the time.........

........yeh, it gets quite loud when they light up the back end (Re-Heat/Afterburner) for take-off power

.....been in the same location to see a B-1B, SR-71, F-4, F-5, F-104, F-106, F-111, F-15, F-16, F-18 and Harriers, including the AV-8A+B depart and its all the same kind of noise, but I think the Olympus sounds a bit better, from what I remember........Concord Rules......ok ruled Cry

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