Simviation Forum - Concorde

Oct 24^th, 2005 at 12:19pm

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Would you believe its last commercial flight was two years ago today...

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Reply #1 - Oct 24^th, 2005 at 12:26pm

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Would you believe its last commercial flight was two years ago today...

has it been that long already?
Wow, can still remember it flying over on its final ever flight into Filton. Well that and every night during the autumn spring and winter nights on its way to heathrow.

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Reply #2 - Oct 24^th, 2005 at 12:33pm

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I can't believe it has been that long Sad

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #3 - Oct 24^th, 2005 at 2:04pm

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Time passes...and passes...and passes...

Well, I don't miss her at all.

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Reply #4 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 4:07am

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Time passes...and passes...and passes...
Well, I don't miss her at all.

You were aiming at it? You mean the real reason it isn't flying is because you shot it down with your 88! Angry

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Reply #5 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 4:32am

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That was an awesome aircraft, much better than any other supersonic!

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Reply #6 - Oct 25^th, 2005 at 6:49am

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You were aiming at it? You mean the real reason it isn't flying is because you shot it down with your 88! Angry

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Had a nice clean hit back in 2000. 8) *Chuckle*

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Reply #7 - Oct 27^th, 2005 at 11:54pm

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Wow. I feel old. Roll Eyes

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Reply #8 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 10:53am

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That was an awesome aircraft, much better than any other supersonic!
A.

Technological achievements, financial disaster.

BTW, I saw a PBS documentary on the race for a supersonic transport. It was fascinating. There was Boeing, England and France, and Tupolov. Boeing bowed out early due to not being able to forcast an SST to make them money. The Russians engaged in espionage against the French and the British. They were unsuccessful with the British, but got lots of stolen data from the French which amounted to them producing their SST with a striking similarity to the Concord. But the Tupolov was fatally flawed even though it flew first.

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Reply #9 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 11:07am

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Technological achievements, financial disaster.

BTW, I saw a PBS documentary on the race for a supersonic transport. It was fascinating. There was Boeing, England and France, and Tupolov. Boeing bowed out early due to not being able to forcast an SST to make them money. The Russians engaged in espionage against the French and the British. They were unsuccessful with the British, but got lots of stolen data from the French which amounted to them producing their SST with a striking similarity to the Concord. But the Tupolov was fatally flawed even though it flew first.

There are actually accounts that the data Tupelov stole was deliberatly changed. BAE at the time knew they could expect that to happen and as such they had altered plans, that is why things such as the wing shape and engine intake shape are differant.

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Reply #10 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 11:30am

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But the Tupolov was fatally flawed even though it flew first.

Not certain about fatal flaws as I believe they had more than one accident. It came out later that the first highly publicised one at the Paris Air Show was caused by the pilot trying to avoid a collision with French Air Force Mirage spy planes that weren't supposed to be there & flew too close to it. At least one example was purchased by NASA & used for experimental work long after it was officially withdrawn from service. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-062-DFRC.html

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the Concord.

It's spelled with an E & was always referred to as Concorde wih no 'the' prefix.

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Reply #11 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 11:42am

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Hagar,

Heh, I spend 6 months working for NASA at Edwards when I was in college. The agreement was NASA was going to hire me after I graduated, but my wife HATED!!!!!! living in the desert, so I didn't go to work for NASA. But I'll always remember those 6 months for the rest of my life.

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Reply #12 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 11:44am

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It's spelled with an E & was always referred to as Concorde wih no 'the' prefix.

...You're the official simviation spelling police? 8)

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Reply #13 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 11:54am

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Indeed he is. Grin

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Reply #14 - Nov 9^th, 2005 at 12:18pm

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...You're the official simviation spelling police? 8)

Official no, but he is quite right. Nothing ticks me off more than people referring to it as "the Concorde"

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