Thread: Concorde goes home

FANTASTIC.
Good to see such a famous aircraft preserved. Enclosed in its home it looks in beautiful condition, almost good to fly, although I do of course realize that, "under the skin" things would be a "little" different. Check out the "instrument panels"?!!
Thanks for posting, Pickles.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

FANTASTIC.
Good to see such a famous aircraft preserved. Enclosed in its home it looks in beautiful condition, almost good to fly, although I do of course realize that, "under the skin" things would be a "little" different. Check out the "instrument panels"?!!
Thanks for posting, Pickles.

One of aviation's greatest tragedies, IMO. Statistically, the safest commercial aircraft ever to fly, drop dead gorgeous, and what a dream. I saw it once, dropping down through the clouds on a beam of sunlight, and I will never forget it.

I hate do-gooders.

Originally Posted by johntins

One of aviation's greatest tragedies, IMO. Statistically, the safest commercial aircraft ever to fly, drop dead gorgeous, and what a dream. I saw it once, dropping down through the clouds on a beam of sunlight, and I will never forget it.

I hate do-gooders.

"Do-gooders"?....I hate 'em too.
A friend of mine flew on the Concorde, a very switched on Vehicle wholesaler (but, believe it or not, an honest straight shooter!), it was just something He wanted to do. I think He said, and it was a long time ago, that there was a speed read out, but He had no sensation of speed at all.
Pickles.

Landed in Heathrow many years ago and just after exiting the runway we stopped. Captain came on the PA and announced; "watch out the left side, Concorde landing". They land at an incredible high nose attitude, and in the caption on one of those photos it shows small wheels under the tail! Evidently the take off attitude was even more than the landing, and hence the small wheels!

Seems crazy that it was all finished because of one crash. Such a wonderful aircraft

Originally Posted by Pickles2

"Do-gooders"?....I hate 'em too.
A friend of mine flew on the Concorde, a very switched on Vehicle wholesaler (but, believe it or not, an honest straight shooter!), it was just something He wanted to do. I think He said, and it was a long time ago, that there was a speed read out, but He had no sensation of speed at all.
Pickles.

I would have given almost anything to fly on Concorde, and I absolutely detest aerial busses. Concorde was far more than just a people carrier, which was kind of the point.

In my time on this Earth, the Moon Landing, the Space Shuttle, and Concorde. Put those in order... I was at school, they showed us the Moon Landing. I imagine it was a recording, I was 13 and worldwide TV meant that Britain showed us The Beatles singing " All you need is love".and us showing them a number 6 tram, slo I doubt the Moon Landing was live..., but it's the biggest singular event.

I loved the Shuttle. What an amazing thing. Sure, it broke. Twice. Those who died did so believing. The Shuttle is, and will always be, extraordinary.

In my mind, Concorde will always be the most extraordinary public achievement of the last 100 years. Nothing has captured the public as Concorde did.

The US certainly did with Apollo and the Shuttle, but that was a Nation State playing with another, and neither have ever really recovered.

Concorde was just that; a concord between two different countries, that produced a thing of absolute beauty. I will never fly on her, and that saddens me.

Originally Posted by LRT

Seems crazy that it was all finished because of one crash. Such a wonderful aircraft

Yep, and that crash was a result of an aircraft before her that dropped crap onto the tarmac. Sadly, though, the world was against her.

Concorde's safety record shames even the 747.

I know stats can prove anything, but there is no "stat" that suggests Concorde was unsafe. Safest aircraft ever to fly, with the possible exception of the "Spruce Goose", and I doubt if anyone ever took that seriously.

I would have thought the Dreamliner to name just one would have done more km and be safer


Once was in a Concorde simulator, in Toulouse, incredible, if you like Smith gauges ;-)
Outside were three concordes in the 'junkyard' could wander around under them indefinitely :-)

In October off to the Smithsonian in Washington Enola Gay, Concorde, Space Shuttle, Sr 71 etc etc :-)

Also visiting the site where my ancestor massacred the yanks, look up ' no flint Grey' :-P