Concorde

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Anyone watch the programme about Concorde last night? I thought it was very interesting and I think it is a great shame that it is still not in service. Has anyone ever had the pleasure of flying Concorde?

 

[gingerjedi]

Anyone watch the programme about Concorde last night? I thought it was very interesting and I think it is a great shame that it is still not in service. Has anyone ever had the pleasure of flying Concorde?

I was born in Fairford because my dad worked on Concorde there, I never went on it but I still have some development parts he brought home to study along with a faulty Sea wolf rocket motor.

My dad is a rocket scientist.

 

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I was born in Fairford because my dad worked on Concorde there, I never went on it but I still have some development parts he brought home to study along with a faulty Sea wolf rocket motor.

My dad is a rocket scientist.

Wow! Do you havwe enough parts to make a new one? I can see a plan coming together here!! Seriously though, I wish I had been able to go on it. London to new york in 3 1/2 hours is amazing!

 

[gingerjedi]

Wow! Do you havwe enough parts to make a new one? I can see a plan coming together here!! Seriously though, I wish I had been able to go on it. London to new york in 3 1/2 hours is amazing!

There's not much to the motor, it's just a series of valves in a precision cast body, you wouldn't have a clue what it was unless someone told you.

 

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There's not much to the motor, it's just a series of valves in a precision cast body, you wouldn't have a clue what it was unless someone told you.

I thought it was very clever howe they managed to cool the engines down so quickly at high speed.

 

[gingerjedi]

I meant the missile motor but yes the Olympus engines were something else. It was basically a giant passenger carrying jet fighter!

 

[Going Strong]

I saw this last night... big shame to see them pull it from service.

Would have loved to of flown with them although it was for the elite and the rich and famous....wondering is i get triple airmiles

 

[TimberWolf]

I would have been nice if they could have kept one or two going for flying display purposes, although it would probably have needed the financial backing of a government or two to keep them in the air even for that purpose.

 

[minestrone]

I would have been nice if they could have kept one or two going for flying display purposes, although it would probably have needed the financial backing of a government or two to keep them in the air even for that purpose.

They are bringing one back.

 

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They are bringing one back.

Are they really?