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                                                23rd March 2018, 11:30 AM
                                        
                                
                                
                                        
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			Chasing an eclipse in Concorde
		
 
			
				
					When Astronomers Chased a Total Eclipse in a Concorde - Motherboard
 
 What a beautiful beast it was. I watched from a London rooftop as the last three BA Concordes came in to land at Heathrow in 2003. Still gets me a little bit, recalling it.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                                23rd March 2018, 04:18 PM
                                        
                                
                                
                                        
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					I remember in the early 2000’s I was walking across the Qantas ramp on my way to the Simulator Centre, and Concorde was parked outside one of the hangars where a mate of mine worked. I was lucky he was on duty, and I got free, unlimited access to it for about 30 mins.
 The flight deck was ‘snug’ to say the least.
 What a wonderful aircraft for the time it was built  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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                                                23rd March 2018, 07:35 PM
                                        
                                
                                
                                        
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					When I got close to it, I was surprised at how small it was.
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					I was surprised the cockpit smelt like an old aircraft, hydrolic oil and leather.
				 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
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