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By: - 29th May 2010 at 18:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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You're a mod and you didnt spot this? :cool: :D
By: - 29th May 2010 at 18:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
to be honest i don't see why its in Historic Aviation section.
:rolleyes:
Fits in here as well.
By: - 29th May 2010 at 18:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
not really, concorde is clearly a historic aircraft now lol its hardly going to be commercial passenger carrying over the atlantic again is it? :cool:
By: - 29th May 2010 at 18:50 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
if a bunch of people come under my house with banners saying this thread is not suited for commercial aviation and proceed to sacrifice a mermaid for their cause, i'll lock this thread.
Don't worry. :)
By: - 29th May 2010 at 18:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Aww the perks of being a mod 
By: - 29th May 2010 at 22:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Never mind guys where the threads and posts are if Concorde is going to come alive again Historic is better than not alive.
I am putting money on the LAPCAT project (Reaction Engines, Oxford). In its days of research and development Concorde, was scorned the way some puritans pooh pooh at the concept of LAPCAT - LHR to SYD in 4-6 hours over the Barrants Sea.
X-51A Waverider flew under its own scramjet power for 200 seconds on Wednesday 26 May 2010
All exciting stuff and all happeneing in one century. Good to be alive.
By: - 30th May 2010 at 10:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Press release says starting engines only
Not quite the same story is it, starting engines only or getting it to fly. Someone is hoodwinking people, and it's not any of the Olympus 593 group.
By: - 31st May 2010 at 07:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I read that the Concorde's engines were going to be examined, then started with a view to returning it to flying condition and having it fly for the 2012 Olympics. The report was in either Saturday's Guardian or Independent.
It is fantastic news and let's hope efforts come to fruition.
By: - 31st May 2010 at 09:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Good news indeed! Just a thought, I wonder if she will carry both the AF and BA liveries?
By: - 31st May 2010 at 09:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
This story is certainly doing the rounds on many different forums,come on chaps...it aint going to happen :rolleyes:
The engine checks are for egr/taxy only
By: - 31st May 2010 at 09:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
This story is certainly doing the rounds on many different forums,come on chaps...it aint going to happen :rolleyes:
The engine checks are for egr/taxy only
Ah well, the thought was nice while it lasted;)
By: - 31st May 2010 at 17:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Why can't it happen? The Concorde hasn't been grounded for that long and those examples stored under cover mustn't be that far from flying condition.
I don't suppose it would be that different from driving an old car after a long lay-up. All the Concorde should need is a jolly good service.
That said, finding a crew still able to fly it might be a little more problematic.
By: - 31st May 2010 at 17:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Have you got change of £50 million at least? The BA aircraft are decommissioned and from the press release that you may not have looked at, the French partner says the intention is to taxy only. There's also a small problem that there's no simulator for the ex-Concorde pilots to (or anyone else for that matter) to gain currency on the type. There are no spare parts going to be made so once it goes tech that's it. There's no Certificate of Airworthiness.
If you are able to sort out all those problems, then you can get Concorde to fly. But the major stumbling block may be what the Save Concorde Group and the Olympus 593 Group are going to say to each other!
By: - 1st June 2010 at 07:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Perhaps you're right.
I wonder how John Travolta got around all those problems with his B707?
By: - 4th June 2010 at 23:29 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Perhaps you're right.
I wonder how John Travolta got around all those problems with his B707?
The design authority for the 707 family has not been withdrawn so John T would not have any problems KEEPING his 707 airworthy.
Rgds Cking
By: - 5th June 2010 at 02:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I guess XH558 didn't have any of those problems either then...
By: - 5th June 2010 at 03:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I also wondered the same about XH558 Dan.
Speaking of flight simulators by the way - what happened to the Concorde flight simulators?
By: - 8th June 2010 at 15:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Speaking of flight simulators by the way - what happened to the Concorde flight simulators?
I believe one of sims was moved to Brooklands Museum, and is now open to the public for a suitable fee/donation, and at least one retired Concorde Captain spends time instructing the paying-guests how to 'fly' it.
And as has been said above, without Airbus or A. N. Other suitably experienced/qualified organisation re-instating and supporting the design authority for the airframe then none of the Concordes will ever fly again. And it is very unlikely Airbus would hand over the lapsed design authority to another organisation anyway. As a comparison/example, I believe Marshalls of Cambridge took over the design authority for the Vulcan from BAe (ex Avro etc), so that XH558 could be re-flown.
In theory it is possible that something similar to this could be arranged for Concorde, but the costs are so horrendous that in all probability it will never happen. Even if the will was there then the costs involved would probably make the restoration costs of Vulcan XH558 look like small change in comparison.
So, let's face it, on the basis of economic probability (rather than technical possibility) Concorde will never fly again - however, no doubt there will continue to be rumours that she will...
Paul F
By: - 9th June 2010 at 05:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I'm sure the rumours will continue until such time as flying would no longer be technically possible due to age.
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By: KabirT - 29th May 2010 at 18:01
The engines on a French Concorde are to be examined as the first move in a £15m project aiming to get the supersonic passenger jet back in the air.
The Rolls Royce engines of the former Air France Concorde will undergo an initial examination to see what work needs to be done to start the engines.
Concorde was retired seven years ago, but it is hoped the jet could return to flight in a heritage capacity.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8712806.stm
Looks like the aim is to fly it for the 2012 Olympics.