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Concorde (Read 1535 times)
Reply #15 -
Nov 9
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...You're the official simviation spelling police? 8)
I'm not quite that arrogant & it really doesn't matter to me. I don't usually correct people's spelling mistakes or I wouldn't have time for anything else. LOL
I mentioned this as it's an interesting fact which many people might not be aware of. Although there was more than one it was commonly referred to as Concorde.
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Nothing ticks me off more than people referring to it as "the Concorde"
Or the Concord.
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Reply #16 -
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Official no, but he is quite right. Nothing ticks me off more than people referring to it as "the Concorde"
Heh,
Personally, I get ticked off by things like, say, ummm, injustice, poverty.... but everyone's got their own hot button, I suppose.
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Heh,
Personally, I get ticked off by things like, say, ummm, injustice, poverty.... but everyone's got their own hot button, I suppose.
Don't take this too seriously. Most of what's posted here is intended in a lighthearted manner although it's surprising what can irritate some people. I have to admit that some of these little things like spelling Concorde incorrectly irritate me although I rarely mention it. On the rare occasion that I did someone takes offence & jumps down my throat.
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A LOT of people think that there is only one Concorde for some reason. When ever it comes up in RL conversation (which is rare) I try to nicely inform people of the truth just like any other subject.
Dcunning30: No one meant any offence. Lighten up a bit.
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I see your point. This thread has been hijacked over spelling. I fear I'll give more fodder for spelling corrections in the near future. I live by spelling and grammar checkers.
Anyway, according to that PBS documentary, Concorde became victim of environmental and noise polliution ordinances, which doomed it's feasibility to be economically successful.
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I repeat. No offence was intended & I pointed that out not so much as a spelling mistake but as a matter of interest. If I caused any offence by doing so I sincerely apologise but if I have to add a disclaimer to every single remark I make my already lengthy posts will be twice as long.
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Anyway, according to that PBS documentary, Concorde became victim of environmental and noise polliution ordinances, which doomed it's feasibility to be economically successful.
Quite correct although Concorde was killed off by politics more than anything else. The pollution issues were a convenient excuse.
PS. You might have noticed that I probably make more typos than anyone else on this forum. I can spell fine & this is due to the fact that I'm possibly the world's worst typist & the reason most of my posts are edited at least once.
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Speaking of super sonic passenger jets, heres an interesting news article I spotted the other day on the subject-
http://www.aviationnow.com/avnow/news/channel_awst_story.jsp?id=news/11075p1.xml
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Anyway, according to that PBS documentary, Concorde became victim of environmental and noise polliution ordinances, which doomed it's feasibility to be economically successful.
Certain elements always had it in for Concorde (mentioning no names) whether using the political or "environmental" (watch out for those "cosmic rays"!). But put it this way, the maiden passenger voyage of this awesome
transatlantic
supersonic airliner was to Bahrain, not JFK, if you get my drift...
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I have to admit that some of these little things like spelling ... ...incorrectly irritate me although I rarely mention it. On the rare occasion that I did someone takes offence & jumps down my throat.
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No one meant any offence.
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I repeat. No offence was intended & I pointed that out not so much as a spelling mistake but as a matter of interest. If I caused any offence by doing so I sincerely apologise...PS. You might have noticed that I probably make more typos than anyone else on this forum. I can spell fine & this is due to the fact that I'm possibly the world's worst typist & the reason most of my posts are edited at least once.
Does this mean that we're off the "fence" and nothing is 'foiled'? No
offense
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Does this mean that we're off the "fence" and nothing is 'foiled'? No
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LOL
The American form of spelling is another thing that irritates me, especially when I have to use it myself for programming my computer.
Two great countries separated by a
common
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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
The NASA one proved that the LL version (Tu-144D with Tu-160 engines) flew better than the Concorde even though the engine mods completely messed up the throttle system
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LOL
The American form of spelling is another thing that irritates me, especially when I have to use it myself for programming my computer.
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Uh-huh... our flags don't have the same colors even though they do. 8)
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Quite correct although Concorde was killed off by politics more than anything else. The pollution issues were a convenient excuse.
It was 9/11 as I understand it that killed of Concorde, or, more to the point, her most regular paying customers.....
Fear & simple economics did the rest, and what a damn shame.
2 Years? My! Thats flown, unlike Concorde!
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Politics killed Concorde. Not economics. British Airways made nothing but a profit with Concorde right up to the end.
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