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Postby Avijeet » Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:43 am

Should the production of Concorde be once again be started and for every airline to buy? ;)
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Re: Concorde

Postby Craig. » Tue Oct 12, 2004 5:30 am

no.
As much as seeing it fly would be great, from a realistic point its impossible. No airline in the world today could afford to run a fleet of concordes (and it would require a fleet) its too just too expensive to run right now. Also it would be almost impossible to build anymore, ever wonder why they never built newer models?
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Re: Concorde

Postby Hagar » Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:07 am

I agree with Craig. If it were possible to build Concorde from new the cost would be prohibitive & no airline could afford it. You also have to consider the problems with operating supersonic aircraft over land & where it would be allowed to operate from. Both Air France & BA were plagued with these problems throughout the life of Concorde. There were very few airports it was allowed to operate from because it was so noisy. It also had a limited range & payload. Much as I like the aircraft it was never really a commercial proposition.
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Re: Concorde

Postby Delta_ » Tue Oct 12, 2004 6:21 am

I agree with the above, i also say yes, but only if it was re-designed to carry much more passengers.  I think a 500 seater version would be better.  It would be much more cost-effective than just 150 seats.  
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Re: Concorde

Postby ATI_7500 » Tue Oct 12, 2004 8:08 am

She had her time and she did well. Don't dig out a rotting corpse.
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Re: Concorde

Postby C » Tue Oct 12, 2004 9:59 am

She had her time and she did well. Don't dig out a rotting corpse.


I'd have said it was a rather well preserved corpse myself. Besides, with noise regs she wouldn't be allowed to fly anywhere useful anyway...

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Re: Concorde

Postby jimclarke » Tue Oct 12, 2004 10:28 am

I agree with everything mentioned above.  Especially the part about rotting corpses.  Very nasty!!

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Re: Concorde

Postby Tequila Sunrise » Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:19 am

supersonic comercial travel simply isn't profitable and never really was, especially now that there is not so much necsesity for execs to cross the pond in a hurry, many things that were once face to face can now be done easily over the net
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Re: Concorde

Postby ATI_7500 » Tue Oct 12, 2004 1:54 pm


I'd have said it was a rather well preserved corpse myself.


But I don't want to know the conditions of aircraft in museums...the interior ones...


So me thinks the term "rotten" fits just fine. ;)
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