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Reply #15 - Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:08pm

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dcunning30 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:01pm:

A few years ago, Boeing mused with an idea of designing an air transport that used hyper cruise engines. It didn't get very far. Maybe it has something to do with people STILL not wanting to hear sonic booms on a regular basis.

More likely it was judged to be far too expensive. Concorde was used mainly for transatlantic travel so sonic booms over the ocean were never a problem. I think that started out as propaganda used against it by its opponents & is obviously still believed today.

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Reply #16 - Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:12pm

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Well, if Concorde was intended to be used for transatlantic flight and ONLY translatlantic flight, what killed it then?

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Reply #17 - Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:34pm

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dcunning30 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:12pm:

Well, if Concorde was intended to be used for transatlantic flight and ONLY translatlantic flight, what killed it then?

Airbus stopped making spare parts for it.

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Reply #18 - Jan 5^th, 2007 at 3:07pm

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Woodlouse2002 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:34pm:

dcunning30 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:12pm:

Well, if Concorde was intended to be used for transatlantic flight and ONLY translatlantic flight, what killed it then?

Airbus stopped making spare parts for it.

The crash in france didn't help either. Sad

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Reply #19 - Jan 5^th, 2007 at 3:31pm

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Woodlouse2002 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:34pm:

dcunning30 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:12pm:

Well, if Concorde was intended to be used for transatlantic flight and ONLY translatlantic flight, what killed it then?

Airbus stopped making spare parts for it.

LOL! We went through that before. Let's move that horse in front of the cart where it belongs! Grin

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Reply #20 - Jan 5^th, 2007 at 3:44pm

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dcunning30 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 3:31pm:

Woodlouse2002 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:34pm:

dcunning30 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:12pm:

Well, if Concorde was intended to be used for transatlantic flight and ONLY translatlantic flight, what killed it then?

Airbus stopped making spare parts for it.

LOL! We went through that before. Let's move that horse in front of the cart where it belongs! Grin

Well you did ask. Grin

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Reply #21 - Jan 5^th, 2007 at 5:52pm

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Woodlouse2002 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 3:44pm:

dcunning30 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 3:31pm:

Woodlouse2002 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:34pm:

dcunning30 wrote on Jan 5^th, 2007 at 2:12pm:

Well, if Concorde was intended to be used for transatlantic flight and ONLY translatlantic flight, what killed it then?

Airbus stopped making spare parts for it.

LOL! We went through that before. Let's move that horse in front of the cart where it belongs! Grin

Well you did ask. Grin

Touché!

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Reply #22 - Jan 6^th, 2007 at 8:26am

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Imagine though if the Tu-144, the Concorde and the Boeing 2707 were all still flying at the same time. It would almost feel like the Jetsons.

That also couls mean that there could be a crash every two months.

I would like to see the concorde fly again too, but it was just too expensive to orperate so they had to shut it down. When it comes to translantic flying, only very whealthy people would fly the concorde, most people use either the A-340, 767-300ER,400ER or any type of 747.

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