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By: - 16th August 2012 at 11:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Last I heard there was talk of the French getting a Concorde back to taxiing condition, but airworthy, NO WAY!
By: - 16th August 2012 at 11:41 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
A quick Google shows two at Toulouse. F-BVFC and F-WTSB. I'm sure I heard one was being restored to taxi condition. But as Hurn says, never fly again. (D.B., if you are in France, I'm sure you know Concorde is spelt the French way, with an "e")
By: - 16th August 2012 at 13:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Wicked - or what!
Hmm, I wonder if they'll taxi it as well as a certain HP Victor!
By: - 16th August 2012 at 13:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Hmm, I wonder if they'll taxi it as well as a certain HP Victor!
A hop, a skip and a jump! :D
By: - 16th August 2012 at 16:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
VFC was used to simulate the CDG crash take-off as part of the inquiry. It's the last Concorde to move under its own power.
Not sure about its current ststus, but if at some future time Airbus decides to have another look as SST (which it periodically does; last time was around 2005) then VFC could be used as an advanced test aircraft.
IMO that's the only chance you'll ever have to see a Concorde fly again.
By: - 16th August 2012 at 19:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Some months ago the Concorde lobby became very noisy, indications regarding I believe F-WTSB, that a survey of this static display airframe was to be undertaken to establish the condition and viability of running the engines up with the further possibility being banded about that this might lead to the aircraft being made taxi-able.
Dates came and went and nothing was heard so don't know if they did or did not progress the idea.
During that time there were several mentors that stated the airframes hydraulics had been kept turned over and the electrical systems were in good condition, dunno if this is true or how they would know.
My own view is one of simply leave the things were they are unless you intend to fly them.
By: - 16th August 2012 at 21:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
It is F-WTSB, being repainted prior to installation in a new museum.
By: - 17th August 2012 at 08:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
It's airborne!!! Well sort of.... :p
Great to see it's getting a repaint and being looked after. Well done guys. :)
By: - 17th August 2012 at 10:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
As I understand it the museum airfame hydraulics and electrics were powered up by external sources. It would harly be able to taxi.
mmitch.
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By: D.B. - 15th August 2012 at 22:15
On a brief visit today i noticed not only a Concorde in the museum area but also a completely white Concorde on the North West part of the airfield that i have never noticed before in the years i have been going there. Has it recently been resprayed? If so might that add some substance to the rumours i read somewhere that the French might be looking to get one airworthy again? I'll try to get a photo of it next time i'm down that way.